General Information

Serial #

380009

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal casing, bimetal protector, working parts/ glass windows/chair/rubber feet/paper chart.

Dimensions

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

Length

29.2 cm

Width

15.1 cm

Height

26.1 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Meteorology

Category

Combination instruments

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Lambrecht

Country

Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Göttingen

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1970's to 1980's

Canada

A German made thermograph of the type used by the Canadian meteorological service at its observatories.

Function

An instrument that measures and records atmospheric humidity and temperature by means of their effect on a hair bundle humidity sensor & bimetaltemperature sensor respectively. The instrument is usually mounted in a Stevenson instrument screen.

Technical

An instrument with internal sensors formed by a vertical hair bundle & a circular bimetallic 'leaf'. The Canadian service was using an unknown Lambrecht hygrothermograph (possibly this one) in the 1960's & the model 252 was in use until at least 1989.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Interior decal reading 'Wilh. Lambrecht KG Gottingen/Type 252/Nr. 380009/Schreibstr. 82th/350-45, 100-0'/decal on exterior top reading 'ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT/SERVICE/HYDROMET RESEARCH'.

Missing

From CA of 11/30/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined - may be missing counter weights from pen arm mechanism

Finish

White enamel painted casing andmount/plated and metallicparts/gold coloured drum/red painted screw/black rubber.

Decoration

N/A