Barometer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ANEROID
- DATE
- 1930
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1990.0210.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Short & Mason
- MODEL
- D.L.S. SPECIAL
- LOCATION
- London, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- NON-FERROUS METAL (BRASS?)
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 8.5 cm
- Height
- 6.1 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Meteorology
- Category
- Atmospheric pressure measurement
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Short Mason
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
A BRITISH MADE INSTRUMENT OF ATYPE MADE FOR THE DOMINION LAND SURVEY OF CANADA. IT IS PART OF A COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS ACQUIRED BY NRC IN THE 1930'S - Function
-
AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE THROUGH ITS EFFECT ON AN ANEROID, OR METAL CHAMBER PARTIALLY EXHAUSTED OF AIR, USED IN MEASURING ELEVATION. - Technical
-
APPEARS TO BE THE `DOMINION LAND SURVEY SPECIAL' DESCRIBED IN REF. 1 - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- BLACK LETTERING ON DIAL FACE READING `D.L.S. SPECIAL/ COMPENSATED FOR TEMPERATURE/ THE TOPLEY CO./ OTTAWA/ [SHORT & MASON LOGO]/ LONDON/ Tycos', SCALE FOR 21 TO 31IN.
- Missing
- CASING/ INDICATOR NEEDLE/ GLASS
- Finish
- GREY DIAL FACE/ BRASS COLOURED & METALLIC METAL
- Decoration
- N/A
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