Barometer

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OBJECT TYPE: ANEROID/IN/FT/SURVEYING/PORTABLE
DATE: 1938
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2134.002

MANUFACTURER: Short & Mason
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: E11146A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING (ALUMINUM?)/ GLASS FRONT & READING LENS/ METAL PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.7 cm
Width: 15.6 cm
Height: 6.6 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: Short Mason
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: BRITISH MADE INSTRUMENTS OF TYPE USED BY SEVERAL CANADIAN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, THISEXAMPLE BY GEOPHYSICS DIVISION OF DEPT. OF ENERGY, MINES & RESOURCES
Function: INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE BY MEANS OF ITS EFFECT ON ANEROID, OR METAL CHAMBER PARTIALLY EVACUATED OF AIR. THIS TYPE WAS USED IN MEASURING ELEVATIONS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF 5 INCH DIAMETER BAROMETER OF TYPE MADE BY S&M FROM BEFORE 1912 TO AT LEAST 1950S. LARGER DIAMETER ANEROIDS WERE MORE ACCURATE BECAUSE SMALL MOVEMENTS OF HAND WERE MORE EASILY OBSERVED & BECAUSE WORKS WERE LESS CROWDED. THESE TWO BAROMETERS WERE STORED IN SINGLE CARRYING CASE & PRESUMABLY WERE USED IN TANDEM.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK LETTERING ON DIAL READS 'SURVEYING ANEROID/ NONO E 1146 A/ SHORT & MASON/ LONDON/ COMPENSATED'/ BLACK SCALE MARKINGS & LETTERING/ LABEL ON UNDERSIDE READS 'GR 61094/ DO NOT REMOVE THIS TAG'
Missing: CARRYING CASE STRAP
Finish: FLAT BLACK PAINTED CASINGS & LENS MOUNTS/ WHITE DIAL/ PLATED PARTS/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS
Decoration: N/A

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Short & Mason, Barometer, before 1938, Artifact no. 1987.2134, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1987.2134.002/

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