Barometer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- Aneroid
- DATE
- 1890
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2008.1646.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Brass, metal, glass and mercury
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- 9.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 20.0 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Marine Transportation
- Category
- Navigation instruments & equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Used for measuring atmospheric pressure. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Print on face reads "KELVIN BOTTOMLEY & BAIRD (CANADA LTd.)/ MONTREAL". Print below reads "ENGLAND". Barometer measurement from 28 to 31 and thermometer from 20 TO 120.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Brass case with white enamelled dial. There is a short brass needle and a longer blued needle. Black numbers and a bevelled glass top. Incorporated thermometer containing mercury located at the lower part of the dial.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Barometer, circa 1890, Artifact no. 2008.1646, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2008.1646.001/
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