General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASEWITH METAL HARDWARE, FELT LINING, FOAM PADDING./ METAL AND PLASTIC PSYCHROMETER CASING & PARTS/ GLASS THERMOMETERS, ONE WITH FABRIC WICK/ GLASS BOTTLE & DROPPER WITH SYNTHETIC CAP.

Dimensions

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

Length

26.5 cm

Width

17.5 cm

Height

18.1 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Meteorology

Category

Atmospheric humidity measurement

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bendix

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Maryland

City

Baltimore

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

+/- 1960's & 1970's

Canada

Unknown

Function

AN INSTRUMENT FOR DETERMINING ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY BY COMPARING THE DIFFERENT READINGS FROM TWO THERMOMETERS, ONE WITH A BULB KEPT WET & VENTILATED.

Technical

A PORTABLE ASPIRATED PSYCHROMETER WITH A BATTERY DRIVEN FAN & A RADIATION SHIELD, ILLUMINATED FOR NIGHT USE./ THE FRIEZ INSTRUMENT DIVISION OF THE BENDIX AVIATION CORP. EXISTED UNDER THAT NAME BETWEEN 1930 & CIRCA 1960.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BLACK METAL PLATE ON PSYCHROMETER BACK READING 'BENDIX AVIATION CORPORATION/ FRIEZ INSTRUMENT DIVISION/ BALTIMORE 4, MD./ MODEL NO. 566' WITH PATENT INFO. & CALIBRATION CHART/ RAISED 'Bendix/ Psychron' & '2409' ON CASING/ PLATE ON CASE READING 'PSYCHROMETER/ MODEL NO. 566/ Bendix/ FRIEZ INSTRUMENT/ DIVISION/ BALTIMORE MD.'/ WHITE LETTERING & MARKINGS ON THERMOMETERS FOR 10 TO 100 F.

Missing

From CA of 12/08/1993 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Finish

BLACK WRINKLE FINISH ON CASE EXTERIOR WITH PLATED HARDWARE, GREEN LINING./ OLIVE GREEN CASING WITH IVORY, WHITE, MAROON & BLACK PARTS/ CLEAR, COLOURLESS THERMOMETERS WITH METALLIC BULBS/ WHITE WICK

Decoration

N/A