Tube, calibration

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OBJECT TYPE: DUFF HYGROMETER
DATE: 1930–1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0507.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 8
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.4 BRASS? WITH CORK & WAX? STOPPERS/.5-.8 FERROUS METAL WITH RUBBER? PART/.6 STRIP OF ADHESIVE TAPE ATTACHED TO TUBE SIDE

Dimensions

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

Length: 7.5 cm
Width: 39.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Forestry
Category: Fire fighting
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

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 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: DEVICE USED FOR CALIBRATING DUFF HYGROMETER, WHICH IS DEVICE TO MEASURE MOISTURE CONTENT OF DUFF (LAYER OF DEAD PLANT MATERIAL ON FOREST FLOOR).
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SIMPLE DEVICE USED TO CALIBRATE INSTRUMENT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 BLACK HANDWRITTEN "10" 0N BASE, TUBE & TOP; "24893" ON TOP/.2 BLACK HANDWRITTEN "20" 0N BASE, TUBE & TOP; "252423" ON TOP/.3 BLACK HANDWRITTEN "30" 0N BASE, TUBE & TOP; "24888" ON TOP/.4 BLACK HANDWRITTEN "5" 0N BASE, TUBE & TOP; "25581" ON TOP/.6 BLACK HANDWRITTEN "20 s" ON TUBE SIDE/.8 BLACK HANDWRITTEN "50 s" ON TUBE SIDE
Missing: APPEAR COMPLETE
Finish: .1-.4 BRASS COLOURED WITH NATURAL COLOURED CORK & RED SEAL/.5-.8 GREY
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Tube, calibration, between 1930–1939, Artifact no. 1996.0507, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0507.001/

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