Sensor, temperature

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.0326.014

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 14
Total Parts: 16
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: synthetic handle and parts/metal sheath and parts/ metal coil in glass tube?

Dimensions

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

Length: 46.0 cm
Width: 3.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 2.5 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Meteorology
Category: Atmospheric temperature measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: One of a set of thermometers and sensors used in the Calibration Unit of the Instrument Division of the Meteorological Branch of the Department of Transport of the Government of Canada. Part of a large collection of meteorological instruments acquired from the Meteorological Service of Canada (previously Atmospheric Environment Service) by the CSTM since 1967. MSC is the government agency responsible for collecting and disseminating meteorological data and forecasts in Canada. It was founded in 1871 in Toronto where it is still headquartered. The MSC was originally on the University of Toronto downtown campus but moved to Downsview in 1971 on land owned by UofT. The headquarters houses laboratories, research facilities and calibration and instrument maintenance facilities (now largely contracted out).
Function: An instrument used to measure temperature, used in a meteorology instrument calibration unit.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: hand engraved lettering on metal casing reads 'C16-049F'
Missing: unknown
Finish: maroon handle/ plated sheath/ colourless transparent glass/ grey cord covering/ plated metal and clear and black synthetic connector
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Sensor, temperature, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2004.0326, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.0326.014/

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