Altimeter
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- OBJECT TYPE
- Barometric/Portable/Field use
- DATE
- 1930
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1979.0911.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Johansson, C.E.
- MODEL
- System Paulin HF 2E
- LOCATION
- Eskilstuna, Sweden
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- D882
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal instrument with glass 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
- 11.8 cm
- Height
- 7.6 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Meteorology
- Category
- Atmospheric pressure measurement
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Johansson
- Country
- Sweden
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Eskilstuna
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- After 1926.
- Canada
-
Probably used in the surveys in B.C. and in the Yukon. - Function
-
Used to measure altitude. - Technical
-
Small, portable altimeter used for surveying in mountainous regions or from an aircraft. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON FACE: `Precision Altimeter/ Patented/ System Paulin/ Stockhold/ HF 2E/ MADE IN SWEDEN BY C.E. JOHANSSON, ESKILSTUNA/ [GRADUATED SCALE FROM 0 TO 9700]/ `O FEET-O-30 [DEGREES] MERC.'/ ON BACK: `MADE IN SWEDEN/ D882/ PAT'D USA/ SEPT 9 19/ APR 13 26'/ PAINTED ON BACK G.474'/ HANDWRITTEN ON CASE: `Top./ G.S.C./ 474/ 474'/ STAMPED: `G474'
- Missing
- None apparent
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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Johansson, C.E., Altimeter, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1979.0911, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1979.0911.001/
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