Gauge, soil moisture

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1076.001

MANUFACTURER: PROSSER, T.W. CO.
MODEL: IRROMETER R (.1)
LOCATION: Riverside, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC & METAL

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.0 cm
Width: 6.0 cm
Height: 29.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Land improvement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: PROSSER
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: Riverside

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1960'S
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE
Function: TO CONTINUOUSLY MEASURE & DISPLAY SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT AT THE ROOT ZONE OF THE PLANT.
Technical: A DEVICE WHICH GIVES THE GROWER INFORMATION AS TO WHEN CROPS NEED WATER & ELIMINATES NEED FOR SOIL SAMPLING, CALIBRATIONS & GUESSWORK.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON DECAL: `IRROMETER/ REG U.S. PAT. OFF/ MOISTURE INDICATOR/ PAT. APPL'D FOR/ T.W. PROSSER CO./ RIVERSIDE, CALIF.'/ PRINTING ON GAUGE FACE INCLUDES: `IRROMETER/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF/ MOISTURE INDICATOR/ T.W. PROSSER CO./ RIVERSIDE, CALIF/ U.S. GAUGE 18495'1/ [GRADATIONS FROM 0 TO 100]/ WET DRY'.
Missing: MONTHLY CHART FORMS
Finish: CLEAR SYNTHETIC TUBE WITH GREEN & BLACK DECAL; GAUGE IN BLACK CONTAINER, BLACK PRINTING ON WHITE FACE
Decoration: VERTICAL RIBS AROUND SIDE OF LID WITH HORIZONTAL RIDGES

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PROSSER, T.W. CO., Gauge, soil moisture, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1988.1076, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.1076.001/

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