General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ROLLED COPPER/ BRASS? RING/ PLASTIC INNER VESSEL

Dimensions

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

Length

N/A

Width

13.3 cm

Height

25.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Forestry

Category

Silviculture

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Environment CA

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1970'S +

Canada

INSTRUMENT DESIGNED BY & MADE BY OR FOR CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. FROM COLLECTION OF FORESTRY & FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT USED BY & ACQUIRED FROM PNFI, WHICH WAS OLDESTCONTINUOUSLY OPERATING FORESTRY-RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT IN CANADA FROM 1918-1995. PNFI STUDIED SPECIES GROWTH & FOREST MANAGEMENT, PARTICULARLY FIRE PREVENTION & SUPPRESSION.

Function

VESSEL USED TO COLLECT RAINFALL WHICH IS THEN POURED INTO GRADUATE FOR MEASUREMENT. THESE WERE USED BY CANADIAN FORESTRY SERVICE TO OBTAIN MEASUREMENTS OF RAINFALL IN ORDER TO DETERMINE RISK OF FOREST FIRE.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF CANADA STANDARD RAIN GAUGE. THIS VERSION HAS INNERMOST VESSEL MADE OF PLASTIC; IT REPLACED ENTIRELY COPPER VERSION USED FROM 1930'S TO 1970'S. CANADIAN SERVICE HAD USED ITS OWN NON-RECORDING RAIN GAUGE WITH OPENING OF 10 SQUARE INCHES SINCE AT LEAST 1870'S.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

LABELS ON EXTERIOR READ "FIRE RESEARCH INST" & "25"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

COPPER COLOURED CYLINDERS/ GREY RING/ BROWN FUNNEL SIDES/ WHITE TRANSLUCENT PLASTIC

Decoration

N/A