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OBJECT TYPE: SLING/SWIVEL HANDLE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.1124.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: EDNEY
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: HYGROMETER
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS FRAME/ GLASS THERMOMETERS/ COTTON WICK/ MERCURY/ WOODEN BOX & LID WITH BRASS HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.5 cm
Width: 5.4 cm
Height: 2.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Forestry
Category: Silviculture
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: MADE IN ENGLAND FOR THE CANADIAN MARKET - 'HUGHES-OWENS, OTTAWA' ENGRAVED ON BRACKET
Function: AN INSTRUMENT FOR DETERMINING ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY BY COMPARING THE DIFFERENT READINGS FROM 2 THERMOMETERS, ONE WITH A BULB KEPT WET. THE INSTRUMENT IS VENTILATED BY WHIRLING IT THROUGH THE AIR.
Technical: AN EXAMPLE OF A SIMPLE, PORTABLE HUMIDITY MEASURING INSTRUMENT
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON INSIDE FRAME: 'THE ONTARIO HUGHES-OWENS CO. LTD. OTTAWA MADE IN ENGLAND'/ STAMPED IN FRAME TOP: '"EDNEY"/ SWING HYGROMETER'/ BLACK ETCHED THERMOMETERS SCALES, HANDWRITTEN SCALE NUMBERS & SERIAL NOS. 'D1206'(BENT NECK) & '94673'/ SCRATCHED ON BACK OF FRAME 'A250'/ PAINTED ON BOTTOM OF CASE: 'A-250'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BOXSTAINED & VARNISHED/ BLACK HANDLE/ INSIDE OF FRAME PAINTED BLACK
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Psychrometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1988.1124, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1988.1124.001/

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