General Information

Serial #

R/5398

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METALS, INCLUDING BRASS

Dimensions

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

Length

34.0 cm

Width

18.0 cm

Height

30.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Meteorology

Category

Combination instruments

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Negretti Zambra

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

A BRITISH MADE INSTRUMENT USED BY A CANADIAN MUNICIPALITY IN ITS PUBLIC WORKS ACTIVITIES

Function

AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES & RECORDS ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE & PRESSURE BY MEANS OF THEIR EFFECT ON A BIMETAL SENSOR & A SET OF ANEROID CHAMBERS RESPECTIVELY

Technical

A COMBINATION INSTRUMENT, IN WHICH THE BAROMETER MECHANISM IS FORMED BY A SET OF ANEROIDS WHICH OPERATE A PEN ARM BY THE USUAL LINK & LEVER PRINCIPLE. THE BIMETALLIC SPIRAL COIL TEMPERATURE SENSOR IS MOUNTED SO THAT THE CENTRE IS ABOVE THE BAROMETER & THE TWO RECORDS ARE ONE ABOVE THE OTHER & SYNCHRONIZED ON THE CHART.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATESCREWED TO CASING TOP BEARS FOLLOWING INFO: 'MADE FOR/ INSTRUMENTS LTD./ OTTAWA & TORONTO/ BRITISH MAKE'/ 'NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA/ TRADE MARK/ LONDON' AND CO. LOGO APPEAR ON OVAL PLATE AFFIXED TO UPPER FRONT OF CASING/ 'NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA/ LONDON/ R/ 5398' AND '-40/ +120 F/ RANGE/ 28"/ 31"'INCISED ON BASE INSIDE CASING.

Missing

NONE EVIDENT From CA of 01/21/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Finish

POLISHED BRASS FINISH ON TOP & 3 SIDES

Decoration

N/A