General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON? CASING/ BRASS MECHANISM

Dimensions

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

Length

18.4 cm

Width

15.6 cm

Height

43.8 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

POSSIBLY 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 GEORGEKINGSTON, 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

POSSIBLY A MECHANICAL LONG SHAFT ANEMOMETER, CHARACTERIZED BY A LONG TUBULAR SHAFT WHICH IS ACTED UPON BY A CUPWHEEL MOUNTED ON HIGH, & ITSELF ACTING UPON A DIAL INDICATOR BELOW.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

CUPWHEEL ASSEMBLY/ CASING SIDE/ LONG SHAFT/ DIAL INDICATOR From CA of 12/10/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing cup wheels

Finish

PAINTED GREEN

Decoration

N/A