General Information

Serial #

143

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

FERROUS METAL STAND & COVER; NON-FERROUS METAL (BRASS?) BASE, COLLECTOR, TIPPING BUCKET, PEN ARM, CLOCK & DRUM MECHANISMS; GLASS INK BOTTLE WITH DRIED REMNANTS OF INK

Dimensions

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

Length

35.0 cm

Width

18.2 cm

Height

49.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Forestry

Category

Fire fighting

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Short Mason

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

FROM COLLECTION OF FORESTRY & FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT USED BY & ACQUIRED FROM PNFI. FOUNDED IN 1918, IT WAS OLDESTCONTINUOUSLY OPERATING FORESTRY-RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT IN CANADA UNTIL IT CLOSED IN 1995. PNFI STUDIED GROWTH OF VARIOUS SPECIES & FOREST MANAGEMENT, PARTICULARLY FIRE PREVENTION & SUPPRESSION.

Function

INSTRUMENT THAT COLLECTS, MEASURES & RECORDS AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL ON PAPER CHART & INDICATES SAME AMOUNTS ON CIRCULAR DIAL. THIS EXAMPLE WAS USED BY FORESTRY SERVICE.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF MECHANICAL TIPPING BUCKET RAIN GAUGE, IN WHICH TIPPING OF BUCKET IS TRANSMITTED BY SYSTEM OF GEARED WHEELS & LEVERS TO PEN ARM & TO INDICATOR DIAL. FOR MANY YEARS SHORT & MASON PRODUCED SEPARATE RECORDING & INDICATING RAIN GAUGES; THIS MODEL IS UNUSUAL IN HAVING INDICATOR DIAL & RECORDING MECHANISM.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BLACK LETTERING ON INDICATOR DIAL READS "RECORDING RAIN GAUGE/ THE ONTARIO HUGHES-OWENS CO. LTD./ OTTAWA CANADA/ MADE BY/ SHORT & MASON/ LONDON/ CHART NO. 121/21/ MADE IN ENGLAND"/ INCISED BLACK SCALES ON INDICATOR, LARGER MARKED "1 INCH", SMALLER MARKED "INCHES"

Missing

GLASS WINDOW/ SMALL SCALE INDICATOR HAND

Finish

EXTERIOR PAINTED METALLIC GREY (NOT ORIGINAL); GREY BASE/ GOLD COLOURED TIPPING BUCKET & PEN MECHANISMS, CLOCK & DRUM/ GREY TIPPING BUCKET RECEPTACLES/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS BOTTLE STAINED BY PURPLE INK

Decoration

N/A