Power & timing unit

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OBJECT TYPE: FLASHING LIGHT INDICATOR
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0796.001

MANUFACTURER: Meteorological Service of Canada
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING, PARTS/ BAKELITE PART/ METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.3 cm
Width: 11.2 cm
Height: 14.0 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: 1940's
Canada: A CANADIAN DESIGNED & MADE INSTRUMENT, PART OF THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE'S PATTERSON ANEMOMETER SYSTEM.
Function: A DEVICE WHICH SUPPLIES POWER & PERFORMS TIMING FUNCTIONS FOR A VARIETY OF METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS, INCLUDING FLASHING LIGHT WIND INDICATORS.
Technical: POSSIBLY THE FIRST VERSION OF THE M.S.C. POWER & TIMING UNIT DEVELOPED FOR USE WITH THE CANADIAN ANEMOMETER; IT APPEARS TO PREDATE THE TYPE D UNIT OF THE EARLY 1950'S (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: From CA of 12/08/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: GREY ENAMEL PAINTED CASING/ METALLIC SWITCH/ BLACK BAKELITE
Decoration: N/A

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Meteorological Service of Canada, Power & timing unit, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.0796, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0796.001/

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