General Information

Serial #

3169/63

Part Number

8

Total Parts

12

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

glass tube/ mercury

Dimensions

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

Length

15.6 cm

Width

N/A

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Meteorology

Category

Atmospheric temperature measurement

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Short Mason

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

An instrument of a type used by the Meteorological Service of Canada, probably in its calibration laboratories. 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 generally used to measure temperature by means of its effect on a column of mercury in glass, this type used in a meteorology instrument calibration unit with a standard resistance, to calibrate digital meteorological instruments such as barometers and thermometers .

Technical

A mercury thermometer used as an accessory for a standard resistance.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

black lettering on thermometer back reads in script 'Full Immersion Short & Mason London 3169/63' with scale markings for 0 to 100 Fahrenheit on front

Missing

complete

Finish

colourless transparent tube with white back/ metallic bulb

Decoration

N/A