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
More Information
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
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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
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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
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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
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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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