General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN BASE/ CAST METAL BASE/ METAL CUPS/ BRASS AND STEEL MECHANISM/ SYNTHETIC WINDOW IN CASING.

Dimensions

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

Length

52.0 cm

Width

52.0 cm

Height

44.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Meteorology

Category

Surface wind speed & direction measurement

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Environment CA

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C. 1876 TO C. 1900

Canada

AN ANEMOMETER OF THE TYPE USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE IN THE LAST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY DESIGNED & BUILT IN CANADA UNDER THE AUSPICES OF PROFESSOR GEORGE KINGSTON, DIRECTOR OF THE CANADIAN SERVICE FROM 1855 TO 1880.

Function

AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES WIND SPEED BY MEANS OF A CUPWHEEL, WITH THE MEASUREMENTS CONVEYED MECHANICALLY TO AN INDICATOR BY MEANS OF A LONG SHAFT.

Technical

A mechanical anemometer characterized by a long tubular shaft which is acted upon by a cupwheel mounted on high, itself acting upon a dial indicator placed below.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Plaque on wood base reads 'METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE/ OF CANADA/ 1876'

Missing

DIAL INDICATOR/ LONG SHAFT

Finish

METAL PAINTED GREY/ BRASS & METALLIC PARTS/ BROWN VARNISHED WOOD/ CLEAR, COLOURLESS SYNTHETIC

Decoration

N/A