General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 CERAMIC STAND/.2 METAL HOLDER WITH RUBBER RINGS/ GLASS THERMOMETER/ SPIRIT

Dimensions

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

Length

35.9 cm

Width

2.5 cm

Height

3.6 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Meteorology

Category

Atmospheric temperature measurement

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

JUMO

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1970's & 1980's

Canada

A THERMOMETER MADE IN GERMANY FOR THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE, USED WITH AN EVAPORATION PANTHERMOMETER STAND OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN AT CANADIAN EVAPORATION OBSERVING STATIONS. THE THERMOMETER MAY HAVE BEEN MADE AFTER 1975, WHEN THE BROADCAST OF TEMPERATURE IN CELSIUS BEGAN IN CANADA.

Function

USED IN AN EVAPORATION PAN TO MEASURE THE LOWEST OR MINIMUM WATER TEMPERATURE BY MEANS OF A CONICAL GLASS INDEX WHICH REMAINS FIXED IN A COLUMN OF ALCOHOL AT THE LOWEST POINT TO WHICH THE LIQUID DROPS. AN EVAPORATION PAN IS USED IN MEASURING EVAPORATION.

Technical

A CONVENTIONAL MINIMUM THERMOMETER OF THE TYPE USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE AFTER 1971, MADE INTO A SPECIALIZED EVAPORATION PAN THERMOMETER BY MOUNTING IT IN AN ALUMINUM TUBE WITH A PIN ENABLING IT TO BE MOUNTED IN A CERAMIC STAND. THE STAND RESTS ON THE BOTTOM OF AN EVAPORATION PAN.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Black lettering incised on thermometer back reading: 'AES MIN JUMO MADE IN W/GERMANY'and on front 'NC74 1363', black markings on scale for -70 to +45.

Missing

From CA of 12/30/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined

Finish

METALLIC GREY HOLDER WITH BLACK RUBBER/ CLEAR, COLOURLESS THERMOMETER WITH WHITE BACK, METALLIC BULB

Decoration

N/A