General Information

Serial #

B 9940

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON? BASE/ METAL CASING WITH HINGED LID, INNER PLATFORM FOR MECHANISM/ GLASS WINDOW/ METAL (COPPER?) TIPPING BUCKET & GEAR MECHANISMS/ BRASS? DRUM & CLOCK/ METAL PEN ARM, PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

34.5 cm

Width

19.1 cm

Height

46.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Forestry

Category

Fire fighting

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Short Mason

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

FROM COLLECTION OF FORESTRY & FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT USED BY & ACQUIRED FROM PNFI. FOUNDED IN 1918,IT WAS OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING FORESTRY-RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT IN CANADA UNTIL IT CLOSED IN 1995. PNFI STUDIED GROWTH OF VARIOUS SPECIES & FOREST MANAGEMENT, PARTICULARLY FIRE PREVENTION & SUPPRESSION.

Function

INSTRUMENT THAT COLLECTS, MEASURES & RECORDS AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL ON PAPER CHART. THIS TYPE WAS USED IN FORESTRY SERVICE IN FIRE WEATHER STATIONS WHERE OBSERVER WAS NOT ALWAYS ON DUTY; RAINFALL LEVELS WERE NEEDED TO CALCULATE FOREST FIRE DANGER INDEX.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF MECHANICAL TIPPING BUCKET RAIN GAUGE, IN WHICH TIPPING OF BUCKET IS TRANSMITTED BY SYSTEM OF GEARED WHEELS & LEVERS TO PEN ARM. SIMILAR SHORT & MASON RAIN GAUGES APPEAR IN CATALOGUES OF 1938, 1953, & 1960'S (REF.).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

STAMPED LETTERING ON CASING FRONT READS "RECORDING/ RAIN GAUGE/ THE ONTARIO HUGHES-OWENS CO. LTD./ OTTAWA CANADA/ MADE BY/ SHORT & MASON/ LONDON/ MADE IN ENGLAND/ CHART NO. 121/21 SERIAL NO. B9940"/ GREEN LABEL INSIDE READS "DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY/ SERIAL No. 09522"/ LABEL ON COLLECTOR READS "FIRE RESEARCH"/ HANDWRITTEN LABELS ON COLLECTOR READ "29-6-76/ 04132" & "182286"

Missing

INK BOTTLE

Finish

EXTERIOR PAINTED GLOSSY BLACK/ GREY PAINTED INTERIOR PLATFORM/ COPPER COLOURED TIPPING BUCKET & GEAR MECHANISMS/ BRASS COLOURED DRUM & CLOCK MECHANISM/ METALLIC PEN ARM, PARTS/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS

Decoration

N/A