Bucket, sea temperature

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OBJECT TYPE: B.M.O.
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0725.001

MANUFACTURER: DUNLOP RUBBER CO. LTD., AVIATION DIV.
MODEL: MET.1800
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Rubber/wood base/metal handle and interior parts/.2 rope attached to handle.

Dimensions

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

Length: 31.5 cm
Width: 8.0 cm
Height: 9.7 cm
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: DUNLOP
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: +/- 1970's
Canada: AN ENGLISH MADE BRITISH METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE TYPE SEA TEMPERATURE BUCKET OF THE KIND USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE, ISSUED TO SHIPS ON THE GREAT LAKES.
Function: A SPECIALIZED THERMOMETER HOLDER, WHICH IS SUSPENDED OVER THE SIDE OF A MOVING OR STATIONARY SHIP TO MEASURE THE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE.
Technical: ONE OF TWO TYPES OF SEA TEMPERATURE BUCKET USED BY THE CANADIAN SERVICE C. 1971. IT CONSISTS OF TWO CONCENTRIC RUBBER CYLINDERS, THE INNER ONE MEANT TO HOLD AN ARMOURED THERMOMETER IN A PERFORATED CASE. WATER ENTERS AT THE TOP, FLOWS PAST THE THERMOMETER, & OUT THE BOTTOM, ENABLING THE THERMOMETER TO REACH THE TEMPERATURE OF THE WATER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Rubber decal reading 'SEA TEMPERATURE BUCKET/REF. NO. MET. 1800/1962/DUNLOP RUBBER CO. LTD./AVIATION DIVISION'/.1 'REF. NO. MET 1800' incised in wood base/white handwritten lettering reading 'C 2401/155.1/DR116'.
Missing: From CA of 11/17/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: Blackrubber/unfinished wood/brass coloured metal.
Decoration: N/A

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DUNLOP RUBBER CO. LTD., AVIATION DIV., Bucket, sea temperature, circa 1970, Artifact no. 1987.0725, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1987.0725.001/

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