General Information

Serial #

126181

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING & PARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

31.0 cm

Width

13.6 cm

Height

22.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Meteorology

Category

Atmospheric pressure measurement

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

FUESS

Country

Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Berlin

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED AT LARGEST RESEARCH INSTITUTION IN CANADA DURING PERIOD OF ITS MOST RAPID GROWTH, GREATEST PRODUCTIVITY & DURING WHICH IT DEVELOPED WORLD RENOWNED REPUTATION.

Function

INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES & RECORDS ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE THROUGH ITS EFFECT ON AN ANEROID, WHICH IS METAL CHAMBER PARTIALLY EXHAUSTED OF AIR.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF COMPACT, NON-PORTABLE RECORDING BAROMETER WITH TEN-CHAMBER ANEROID, MODIFIED BY ADDITION OF BATTERY POWERED CHART DRIVE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BLACK PLATE ON CASING TOP WITH SILVER LETTERING READING "R./ FUESS/ BERLIN-STEGLITZ/ Nr. 126181"/ BLACK SYNTHETIC PLATE ON CASING SIDE READS "MODEL 301 BATTERY/ OPERATED CHART DRIVE/ INTRINSICALLY SAFE FOR CLASS I/ GROUPS A, B, C, & D/ CLASS II, GROUPS E, F, & G/ HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS/ KINGMANN-WHITE, INC." & "APPROVED ONLY WITH K-W 3 VOLT POWER PACK/ P/N 20-501-21/ PLACENTIA, CA 92670"/ INTERIOR PLATE READS "Zu diesem Apparat gehart/ Registrierpapier R. Fuess/ Nr. 6/ INCISED "5239" ON CASING UNDERSIDE

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

TEXTURED GREY PAINTED CASING & BASE/ GOLD &RED PAINTED DRUM/ PALE GOLD COLOURED ANEROID/ PLATED & METALLIC MECHANISM PARTS/ WHITE CARDBOARD/ BLACK & RED WIRE COVERING & BLACK CONTACT SCREW MOUNT

Decoration

N/A