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OBJECT TYPE
IMPERIAL YARD
DATE
1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2017.0126.012
MANUFACTURER
CENCO Instruments Corp.
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
73120
Part Number
12
Total Parts
14
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
An object primarily made of wood that also has metal elements/Un objet fait avec du matériel en bois qui a aussi des éléments en métal.

Dimensions

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

Length
100.0 cm
Width
1.0 cm
Height
2.8 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA
CENCO
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
1970s-1980s
Canada
An example of a snow science instrument reported to come from the Atmospheric Environment Service of Environment Canada and used for sampling ground snow load and runoff to lakes and rivers, then acquired, used, and possibly subsequently modified by the NRC for sampling snow on roof surfaces. Un exemple de la science des instruments de neige. L'objet était possiblement utilisé par Atmospheric Environment Service de Environment Canada pour prendre des échantillons de neige pour des rivières et des lacs. Cet objet a ensuite été acquis et utilisé par le NRC et a possiblement a été modifié pour mesurer et prendre des échantillons de neige sur la surfaces des toits.
Function
A measuring stick designed to be placed in the snow alongside a snow extraction tube in order to measure its depth before retrieving a snow sample. Un bâton a mesuré qui est conçu pour être inséré dans la neige à côté d'un tube a extraction pour mesurer la profondeur du tuyau avant de récupérer un échantillon de neige.
Technical
An example of a snow science instrument used in Canada for measuring and sampling the various physical properties of snow. Un exemple de la science de neiges utilisé au Canada pour mesurer et prendre des échantillons de les propriétés physique de la neige.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
On the side of the object/Sur le côté de l'objet: "110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190", The back of the ruler reads in part/Le dos de la règle lis en part: " MADE IN U.S.A., CENCO 73120".
Missing
None apparent/L'objet a toutes ces pièces
Finish
A rectangular wooden object with a metal cap on either end of its length. Each cap has a hole in it. A scale on either face of the object is noted with black painted lines and numbers. Un objet en forme rectangulaire avec des embouts en métal sur chaque bout de sa longueur. Chaque embout a un trou dedans. Une échelle est notée sur le côté avec des lignes peinturé en noire et aussi avec des numéros.
Decoration
N/A

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