Case, instrument

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OBJECT TYPE: thermometer
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.0326.016

MANUFACTURER: DOT Meteorological Branch, Instruments Div.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 16
Total Parts: 16
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: wood case/ fabric padding/ metal hardware/ foam thermometer tray (not original)

Dimensions

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

Length: 41.5 cm
Width: 1.4 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 1.4 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: The case for 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: Protective storage case for a set of temperature sensors and thermometers used in a meteorological instrument calibration lab.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: label on front reads ‘GOVERNMENT OF CANADA/ METEOROLOGICAL BRANCH/ INSTRUMENT DIVISION/ CALIBRATION UNIT/ C-16 049J/ DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT'
Missing: complete
Finish: coated light coloured wood/ green padding/ white foam/ plated hardware
Decoration: N/A

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DOT Meteorological Branch, Instruments Div., Case, instrument, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2004.0326, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.0326.016/

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