Anemometer

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OBJECT TYPE: ROTATION/3 CUP/TOTALIZING/DIGITAL DIAL/CONICAL CUP/MECHANICAL/CONICAL/FLAT EDGED/LIPPED CUPS
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0102.001

MANUFACTURER: Munro, R.W. Ltd.
MODEL: MK.II
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: 2765
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal, including brass/synthetic dial cover and dial.

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 35.2 cm
Height: 26.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Meteorology
Category: Surface wind speed & direction measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: An instrument that measures wind velocity by means of a cupwheel, indicating on a digital dial indicator the total amount (e.g. in miles) of windpassing the point of observation over a given time. The dial can be read from below with binoculars.
Technical: IN THE MECHANICAL TOTALIZING ANEMOMETER, THE MOVEMENT OF THE CUPWHEEL IS TRANSMITTED BY MEANS OF A SPINDLE TO THE DIGITAL COUNTER READING MILES IN 1000'S & FRACTIONS, SUCH AS 10THS & 100THS. THE RATIO OF THE DISTANCE TRAVELLED BY THE WIND TO THE DISTANCE TRAVELED BY THE CUPS IS THE FACTOR OF THE ANEMOMETER & IS ALLOWED FOR FOR IN THE CALIBRATION OF THE INSTRUMENT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Brass plate reading 'CUP COUNTER ANEMOMETER/MARK II/REF. MET. NO. 2765/R.W. MUNRO LTD. LONDON N11'/white numerals and lettering on dial reading 'MILES 1/10 1/100'.
Missing: From CA of 01/24/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: Painted blue-grey enamel/black enamel painted dial casing/black dialcounters/colourless, transparent dial cover.
Decoration: N/A

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Munro, R.W. Ltd., Anemometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1989.0102, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1989.0102.001/

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