Barometer

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OBJECT TYPE: ANEROID/IN/FT/SURVEYING/PORTABLE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0733.001

MANUFACTURER: Keuffel & Esser Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 3993(?)
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS CASING/ METAL WORKS/ SILVER METAL DIAL/ BEVELED GLASS FACE

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.4 cm
Width: 7.0 cm
Height: 3.2 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: Keuffel Esser
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: INSTRUMENT USED BY THE TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. COLLECTION WAS IN POSSESSION OF NRC SINCE 1930'S.
Function: AN INSTRUMENT WHICH MEASURES ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE THROUGH ITS EFFECT ON AN ANEROID, A METAL CHAMBER PARTIALLY EVACUATED OF AIR, AT A GIVEN ALTITUDE.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: FOLLOWING INFO PRINTED ON DIAL: 'RAIN/ CHANGE/ FAIR/ COMPENSATED'; 'MADE IN/ ENGLAND'; 'KEUFFEL & ESSER CO./ N.Y.'/ 'S 3993' AND 'TRADE MARK LONDON', LOGO STAMPED ON BACK CASING/ '807' MANUALLY INCISED ON CASING BACK
Missing: INDICATOR NEEDLE From CA of 11/10/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing needle, linkage pin between aneroid and needle
Finish: DARK LACQUERED FINISH APPLIED TO CASING/ MATT-SILVER DIAL; BLACK PRINT
Decoration: GRADUATEDSCALES OF 0-12,000 FT. & 20-31 IN. PRINTED IN BLACK ON DIAL

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Keuffel & Esser Co., Barometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1984.0733, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1984.0733.001/

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