Barometer

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OBJECT TYPE: ANEROID/GOLDSCHMID
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1984.0750.001

MANUFACTURER: USTERI-REINACHER, THOMAS
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Zurich, Switzerland

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General Information

Serial #: 4275
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS CASING/ METAL WORKS/ BEVELED GLASS FACE/ PAPER DIAL/ LEATHER CASE

Dimensions

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

Length: 7.9 cm
Width: 7.9 cm
Height: 7.6 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: USTERI REINACHER
Country: Switzerland
State/Province: Unknown
City: Zurich

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 PAPER DIAL: 'NO. 4275/TABLES DE CORRECTIONS', 'TH. USTERI[?]REINACHER/ ZURICH'/ ALSO PRINTED ON DIAL ARE TABLES 'POUR LA DIVISION'; 'POUR LA TEMPERATURE'; AND AN 'EXEMPLE'/ '488 T.S.' INCISED ON RIGHT SIDE OF CASING; '587' HAS BEEN STROKED THROUGH
Missing: LOWER BAROMETER MECHANISM AND CASING From CA of 11/12/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: DARK LACQUERED (?) FINISH APPLIED TO LOWER HALF OF CASING/ COPPER (?) PLATED UPP HALF OF CASING/ BUFF-COLOURED PAPER DIAL
Decoration: N/A

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USTERI-REINACHER, THOMAS, Barometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1984.0750, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1984.0750.001/

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