General Information

Serial #

A2864

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON BASE & END/ METALCASING TOP WITH GLASS FRONT, HINGED AT ONE END/ METAL BIMETAL, MECHANISM & PARTS/ PAPER CHART & LABEL AFFIXED TO INTERIOR

Dimensions

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

Length

26.5 cm

Width

13.5 cm

Height

18.6 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Meteorology

Category

Atmospheric temperature 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 METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE TYPE ENGLISH MADETHERMOGRAPH, ONE OF THE INSTRUMENTS USED BY THE CANADAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.

Function

INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES & RECORDS ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE THROUGH DEFORMATION OF BIMETALLIC SENSOR.

Technical

THIS MAKE & STYLE OF THERMOGRAPH MAY HAVE BEEN USED BY THE CANADIAN SERVICE IN 1941 OR EARLIER (REF. 1); A SHORT & MASON THERMOGRAPH WAS STILL IN USE IN CANADA IN 1961; SHORT & MASON MADE THIS FORM OFINSTRUMENT, WITH ITS EXTERNAL HELICAL COIL BIMETAL, UNTIL AT LEAST THE 1960'S.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE READING 'SHORT & MASON/ LONDON/ CHART NO. 54 RANGE 75 F/ SERIAL NO. A2864/ MADE IN ENGLAND'/ RED IMPRESSION PRINTED LABEL READING 'THERMOGRAPH'/ HANDWRITTEN '#278' IN INTERIOR/ BLACK TYPED INTERIOR LABEL

Missing

From CA of 10/27/1993 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Finish

GREY HAMMERLINE CASING FINISH/ BRASS COLOURED & PLATED METAL PARTS/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS/ WHITE PAPER

Decoration

N/A