Barometer

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OBJECT TYPE: MERCURY/MSC FIXED CISTERN/PLASTIC/MB
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0341.001

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: SYNTHETIC CASING, BASE, SCALE COVER, PARTS/ METAL PARTS/ GLASS BAROMETER & THERMOMETER TUBES/ MERCURY IN BAROMETER & THERMOMETER TUBES

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 8.5 cm
Height: 99.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Meteorology
Category: Atmospheric pressure measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Environment CA
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: EXPERIMENTAL VERSION OF CANADIAN BAROMETER ORIGINALLY DESIGNED IN 1930'S BY DR. JOHN PATTERSON, DIRECTOR OF MSC 1928-1946, & USED EXTENSIVELY BY MSC UNTIL AT LEAST 1970'S. FROM 1940S IT WAS STATION BAROMETER AT CANADIAN OBSERVING STATIONS & SEVERAL SPECIALIZED VERSIONS WERE PRODUCED BY MSC INSUBSEQUENT YEARS.
Function: EXPERIMENTAL VERSION OF INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE BY MEANS OF ITS EFFECT ON COLUMN OF MERCURY. IT COULD ALSO BE USED TO ILLUSTRATE & DEMONSTRATE FUNCTIONING OF MERCURY BAROMETER.
Technical: BAROMETER ILLUSTRATES SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO COMBINE SIMPLICITY OF READING OF FIXED CISTERN BAROMETER & EASE OF TRANSPORT OF ABLE CISTERN TYPE. IT HAS PLUNGER AT BASE THAT CAN BE RAISED TO FILL CISTERN & TUBE DURING TRANSPORT; WHEN IN USED SCREW HOLDING PLUNGER IS REMOVED TO RELEASE LEATHER BAG & IS REPLACED BY PLUG.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED BLACK LETTERING ON SCALE FOR 850 TO 1100 MB, & READING "M.S.C./ P-3-63"/ WHITE "FAHRENHEIT." ON THERMOMETER CASING/ INCISED BLACK MARKINGS & LETTERING ON THERMOMETER TUBE FOR 10 TO 120 F.. & READING "HB [LOGO] USA"/ LABEL READS "TRUE MILLIBARS/ 0 [DEGREES] AND 980.665 CM./SEC. [SQUARED]"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE From CA of 04/28/2004 by Sue Warren: No - Complete
Finish: COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT CASING, BASE, SCALE COVER, GLASS/ GREY SCALE TUBE/ PLATED & BLACK PAINTED PARTS/ METALLIC THERMOMETER CASING/ WHITE BACKED THERMOMETER
Decoration: N/A

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Meteorological Service of Canada, Barometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2002.0341, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0341.001/

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