Barometer

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OBJECT TYPE: ANEROID/IN/FT/SURVEYING/PORTABLE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0742.001

MANUFACTURER: Watts, E.R. & Sons
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS (?) CASING/ METAL DIAL & WORKS/ BEVELED GLASS FACE

Dimensions

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

Length: 10.0 cm
Width: 8.5 cm
Height: 3.8 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: Watts
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: INSTRUMENT USED BY THE TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. COLLECTION WAS IN POSSESSION OF NRC SINCE 1930'S.
Function: AN INSTRUMENT WHICH MEASURES ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE THROUGH ITS EFFECT ON AN ANEROID, A METAL CHAMBER PARTIALLY EVACUATED OF AIR, AT A GIVEN ALTITUDE.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: FOLLOWING INFO. PRINTED ON DIAL:'COMPENSATED'; 'E.R. WATTS & SON/ LONDON, ENG./ OTTAWA & WINNIPEG'/ '975' LIGHTLY INCISED ON BACK CASING
Missing: NONE EVIDENT From CA of 11/10/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing chain and spring connected to needle
Finish: BLACK LACQUERED (?) FINISH APPLIED TO CASING/ OFF-WHITE DIAL; BLACK PRINT/ BLUED METAL NEEDLE
Decoration: GRADUATED SCALE OF 0-6,000 FT. & 25-31 IN. PRINTED IN BLACK ON DIAL

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Watts, E.R. & Sons, Barometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1984.0742, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.0742.001/

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