General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

12

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Patents

N/A

General Description

ferrous metal

Dimensions

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

Length

81.2 cm

Width

N/A

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

2.5 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Meteorology

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

LUFKIN

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

An instrument used in the Calibration Unit of the Instrument Division of the Meteorological Branch of the Department of Transport of the Government of Canada. The Meteorological Branch became the Atmospheric Environment Service in 1971 and so this instrument was probably manufactured before that date. Part of a large collection of meteorological instruments acquired from the Meteorological Service of Canada (previously Atmospheric Environment Service) by the CSTM since 1967. MSC is the government agency responsible for collecting and disseminating meteorological data and forecasts in Canada. It was founded in 1871 in Toronto where it is still headquartered. The MSC was originally on the University of Toronto downtown campus but moved to Downsview in 1971 on land owned by UofT. The headquarters houses laboratories, research facilities and calibration and instrument maintenance facilities (now largely contracted out).

Function

Part of a set of bars of precisely measured lengths, possibly used to verify the accuracy of a micrometer.

Technical

One of a set of six bars of lengths ranging from 81.2 to 2.5 cm, which can be attached together by screws to make gauges of varying lengths. A label in the case (.12) lists the gauge lengths and their actual lengths.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

silver lettering on side reads '# 25/ 32.000'

Missing

appears complete

Finish

painted grey with plated end rings

Decoration

N/A