Gauge, rain

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OBJECT TYPE
RECORDING/MECHANICAL/FLOAT/NATURAL SIPHON
DATE
1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1996.0503.001
MANUFACTURER
Casella
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
London, England

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General Information

Serial #
3053
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
COPPER BASE WITH NON-FERROUS METAL FLOAT CHAMBER, COLLECTING & SIPHONING TUBES, CLOCK & DRUM MECHANISM; GLASS SIPHONING TUBE COVER/ COPPER FUNNEL SECTION WITH BRASS RIM, SYNTHETIC DOOR IN SIDE

Dimensions

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

Length
N/A
Width
29.5 cm
Height
61.5 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
Casella
Country
England
State/Province
Unknown
City
London

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
1960'S +
Canada
FROM COLLECTION OF FORESTRY & FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT USED BY & ACQUIRED FROM PNFI. FOUNDED IN 1918, IT WAS OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY 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 BY MEANS OF FLOAT IN COLLECTION CHAMBER TO WHICH IS CONNECTED PEN MECHANISM. THIS EXAMPLE WAS USED BY FORESTRY SERVICE.
Technical
EXAMPLE OF BRITISH MADE RECORDING RAIN GAUGE OF NATURAL SIPHON FLOAT TYPE. THIS TYPE IS LESS COMMON THAN TIPPING BUCKET GAUGE & IS PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN RECORDING VERY LIGHT RAIN. NATURAL (AUTOMATIC) SIPHONING ACTION ENABLES COLLECTING VESSEL TO EMPTY ITSELF & RAIN GAUGE TO BE UNATTENDED FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME THAN OTHER FLOAT TYPE RAIN GAUGES.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
INCISED LETTERING ON BRASS RIM READS "CASELLA LONDON"/ WHITE LETTERING ON FLOAT CHAMBER COVER READS "PAT. No. 162501/ CASELLA/ LONDON/ 3053/ MADE IN ENGLAND"/ HANDWRITTEN "#1"ON BASE & DRUM/ HANDWRITTEN LABEL ON TOP READS "182 284"
Missing
PEN ARM & PEN NIB
Finish
COPPER COLOURED BASE (DISCOLOURED)/ METALLIC CLOCK & DRUM MECHANISM, COLLECTING TUBE & PARTS/ GREY PAINTED FLOAT CHAMBER & SIPHONING TUBE/ BLACK PAINTED FLOAT CHAMBER COVER/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS/ COPPER COLOURED FUNNEL SECTION (ALSO DISCOLOURED) WITH BRASS COLOURED RIM & FUNNEL/ YELLOW DOOR
Decoration
NONE

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