General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL MOUNT, SHAFT, GEAR WHEELS, CHAIN/ SYNTHETIC PARTS, POWER CORD/

Dimensions

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

Length

43.3 cm

Width

16.5 cm

Height

8.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Meteorology

Category

Atmospheric humidity measurement

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Environment CA

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C. 1957 TO C. 1967

Canada

AN INSTRUMENT DESIGNED BY & MADE BY OR FOR THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE FOR USE AT ITS OBSERVING STATIONS.

Function

PART OF A MOTORIZED REMOTE READING PSYCHROMETER USED TO DETERMINE ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY BY COMPARING THE DIFFERENT READINGS FROM TWO THERMOMETERS,ONE WITH A BULB KEPT WET & VENTILATED.

Technical

THIS APPEARS TO BE THE DRY BULB THERMISTOR & COLD WEATHER BULB WETTING MECHANISM FROM THE FIRST VERSION OF THE M.S.C. REMOTE READING PSYCHROMETER, DEVELOPED IN 1953-1954; BY 1967-68 THE REMOTE TEMPERATURE & DEWPOINT MEASURING SYSTEM TYPE 2 HAD REPLACED IT.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

small label reading '12' in black

Missing

MOTOR & SWITCH/ WET BULB THERMISTOR IS BROKEN OFF. From CA of 12/07/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined

Finish

PLATED & UNFINISHED METAL/ MULTICOLOURED & COLOURLESS SYNTHETIC

Decoration

N/A