General Information

Serial #

09153

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN BOX/ CHROME SPHERE/ GLASS LEVEL/ METAL HARDWARE/ PAPER INSTRUCTIONS

Dimensions

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

Length

7.9 cm

Width

7.3 cm

Height

2.9 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Forestry

Category

Silviculture

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

FOREST

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Virginia

City

Arlington

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS ONE IN 1960'S AS HAS DEPT. OF FORESTRY LABEL WHICH EXISTED BETWEEN 1960 & 1966

Canada

USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY

Function

USED TO MEASURE FOREST OVERSTORY DENSITY/ FORESTERS NEED THIS TO ESTABLISH SPACING STANDARDS IN THINNINGS & TO DETERMINE LIGHT REQUIREMENTS FOR REGENERATION

Technical

PORTABLE, INEXPENSIVE INSTRUMENT THAT PROVIDES A FAST ESTIMATE OF OVERSTORYCOVERAGE BY TREE CROWNS/ NO MECHANICAL SUPPORT, SUCH AS A TRIPOD, IS NEEDED WHICH MAKES IT VERY PRACTICAL FOR FIELD USE

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

DECAL: 'DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY/ SERIAL No. 09153'/ HANDWRITTEN ON LID TOP: 'FoRest/ Research/ Branch/ A724A'/ PAPER AFFIXED TO LID READS IN PART: 'SPHERICAL DENSIOMETER MODEL A/ (An instrument for measuring overstory density)/ Instructions/ Paul E. Lemmon, FOREST DENSIOMETERS, 2413 N. Kenmore St.,/ Arlington, Virginia, U.S.A.'

Missing

N/A

Finish

POLISHED MIRROR/ UNFINISHED BOX

Decoration

NONE