Cover, rain gauge

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1960–1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2013.0063.004

MANUFACTURER: Meteorological Service of Canada
MODEL: Standard
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: A copper cover.

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: 9.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 29.5 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Meteorology
Category: Precipitation amount, rate & duration measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Environment CA
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: British Columbia
Period: 1970-1990
Canada: From a collection of instruments used at Meteorological Services of Canada observing station at Parks Canada Warden Office in Rogers Pass National Historic Site, Glacier National Park, B.C. Used by Parks Canada staff to measure and record rain fall, to track weather patterns, create avalanche forecasts/bulletins, and etc along the Trans-Canada Highway and Canadian Pacific Railway transportation corridor.
Function: Example of a Meteorological Services Canada (MSC) standard rain gauge used to collect and measure rainfall.
Technical: This complete rain gauge was either made by or made for the Meteorological Services of Canada. It consists of a copper main vessel on circular stand with cover, a second copper vessel with a vertical slit as well as the plastic inner vessel which collects rain for measurement.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None.
Missing: Nothing is missing.
Finish: A copper cover that comes to a peak with a small center hole; the cover fits over the main cylinder.
Decoration: None.

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Meteorological Service of Canada, Cover, rain gauge, between 1960–1970, Artifact no. 2013.0063, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2013.0063.004/

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