General Information

Serial #

G 2264

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL BASE & CASING, BIMETAL, SENSOR & RECORDING MECHANISMS, CLOCK & DRUM, PARTS/ GLASS WINDOW/ GLASS BOTTLES WITH SYNTHETIC CAPS/ SYNTHETIC BOTTLES/ INK

Dimensions

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

Length

28.8 cm

Width

13.0 cm

Height

20.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Meteorology

Category

Combination instruments

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Short Mason

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

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

DUAL FUNCTION INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES & RECORDS ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY & TEMPERATURE BY MEANS OF THEIR EFFECT ON A HAIR BUNDLE HUMIDITY SENSOR & BIMETAL TEMPERATURE SENSOR RESPECTIVELY.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF DUAL-FUNCTION METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH INTERNALTEMPERATURE SENSOR FORMED BY HELIX OF BIMETALLIC METAL WHICH COILS & UNCOILS IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN TEMPERATURE, & EXTERNAL HUMIDITY SENSOR FORMED BY BUNDLE OF SPECIALLY TREATED HUMAN HAIR WHICH CHANGES ITS LENGTH IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN HUMIDITY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATED PLATE ON TOP READS "SHORT & MASON/ LONDON/ CHART NO. 260 RANGE 0/120 F/ 0/100% R.H./ SERIAL NO G 2264/ MADE IN ENGLAND"/ WHITE PLASTIC LABEL ON CASING TOP READS "NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL/ BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES/ NO. CON67026"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

MOTTLED GREY PAINTED FINISH ON CASING & BASE/ GOLD PAINTED MECHANISM, INK BOTTLE HOLDERS, PARTS/ BLACK BIMETAL/ COLOURLESS, TRANSPARENT WINDOW & BOTTLES WITH GLASS CAPS/ RED & GREEN INK

Decoration

N/A