Recorder, dew duration

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OBJECT TYPE: HYGROSCOPIC
DATE: 1963
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0875.001

MANUFACTURER: American Instrument Co. Inc.
MODEL: 5-7070
LOCATION: Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 13785
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING AND WORKING PARTS/ PAPER CHART

Dimensions

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

Length: 28.3 cm
Width: 13.8 cm
Height: 14.8 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: American Instrument
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Maryland
City: Silver Spring

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO DETECT THE ONSET & DURATION OF MOISTURE CONDENSATION & DEPOSITION, EITHER DEW OR RAINFALL.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate on underside reads 'AMERICAN INSTRUMENT CO./ SILVER SPRING MARYLAND/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF/ TRADE AMINCO MARK/ CATALOG NO. 5-7070 SERIAL NO. 13785'/ plate on front reading 'AMERICAN INSTRUMENT COMPANY/ AMINCO/ SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND'/ chart paper marked horizontally in continuous hours and printed 'AMINCOCHART NO. 5-7076' & 'DEW RECORDER/ AMERICAN INSTRUMENT CO., INC., SILVER SPRING, MD.'
Missing: ANIMAL MEMBRANE SENSOR ELEMENT From CA of 12/08/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: MOTTLED GREEN CASING/ METALLIC PARTS/ BUFF PAPER
Decoration: N/A

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American Instrument Co. Inc., Recorder, dew duration, circa 1963, Artifact no. 1987.0875, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1987.0875.001/

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