General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ROLLED COPPER/ BRASS? RING/ WOOD DISPLAY BASE (NON-ORIGINAL).

Dimensions

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

Length

22.1 cm

Width

17.5 cm

Height

26.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Meteorology

Category

Precipitation amount, rate & duration measurement

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

MSC

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1960's & 1970's

Canada

AN INSTRUMENT DESIGNED BY & MADE BY OR FOR THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. THIS TYPE OF GAUGE WAS USED BY VOLUNTEER OBSERVERS WHO RECORDED DATA ON PRECIPITATION & TEMPERATURE FOR THE CANADIAN SERVICE.

Function

VESSEL USED TO COLLECT RAINFALL WHICH IS THEN POURED INTO A GRADUATE FOR MEASUREMENT.

Technical

AN EXAMPLE OF THE M.S.C. STANDARD RAINGAUGE, THE ENTIRELY COPPER VERSION OF THE 1960'S & 1970'S. M.S.C. HAD USED ITS OWN NON- RECORDING 10 SQ. INCH GAUGE SINCE AT LEAST THE 1870'S. THIS RESTORED EXAMPLE IS MOUNTED ON A WOOD BOARD, THE FORM IN WHICH THE GAUGE IS USED IN THE WINTER MONTHS TO COLLECT RAINFALL.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

None apparent

Missing

N/A

Finish

COPPER AND BRASS COLOURED/ VARNISHED WOOD BASE WITH BLACK BEVELLED EDGES.

Decoration

N/A