General Information

Serial #

R16615

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Glass thermometer/mercury?

Dimensions

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

Length

30.3 cm

Width

N/A

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Meteorology

Category

Atmospheric temperature measurement

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Weksler

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1950's-1960's

Canada

A THERMOMETER MADE BY AN AMERICAN COMPANY IN THE U.S. SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.

Function

AN INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE TEMPERATURE BY MEANS OF ITS EFFECT ON A COLUMN OF MERCURY IN GLASS, A TYPE OFTEN USED AS WET & DRY BULB THERMOMETERS IN PSYCHROMETERS.

Technical

A SINGLE TUBE OR SHEATHLESS ORDINARY THERMOMETER WITH A CYLINDRICAL BULB, OF THE KIND USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE AFTER 1951, WHEN SHEATHED THERMOMETERS WERE ABANDONED IN FAVOUR OF SHEATHLESS ONES. THE DEVELOPMENT OF WEATHERRESISTANT COLOURING FOR THE SCALE ELIMINATED THE NEED FOR A 2ND TUBE TO PROTECT THE SCALE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Black lettering on thermometer back reading 'WEKSLER FPT N.Y. USA MSC ORD 5', & on front 'R16615' with markings for -30 to +120 F.

Missing

From CA of 12/24/1993 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Finish

Clear, colourless glass with yellow back/metallic bulb.

Decoration

N/A