General Information

Serial #

L 10957

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

NON-FERROUS METAL (BRASS) INSTRUMENT WITH ALUMINUM VANES/ GLASS DIAL COVER/ LEATHER CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE/ PAPER CALIBRATION CHART WITH PLASTIC PROTECTOR IN CASE

Dimensions

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

Length

11.0 cm

Width

4.2 cm

Height

11.9 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

Short Mason

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED AT LARGEST RESEARCH INSTITUTION IN CANADA DURING PERIOD OF ITS MOST RAPID GROWTH, GREATEST PRODUCTIVITY & DURING WHICH IT DEVELOPED WORLD RENOWNED REPUTATION.

Function

INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE SPEED OF AIR CURRENTS IN DUCTS, MINES, TUNNELS, FURNACE FLUES ETC. THIS EXAMPLE WAS USED FOR TESTING FUME HOOD OPERATION IN LABORATORY.

Technical

ANEMOMETER USED FOR MEASURING AIR CURRENT VELOCITIES IN INDUSTRIAL SITUATIONS. IT MEASURES RATE AT WHICH AIR IS TRAVELLING IN GIVEN TIME IN PASSAGE OF KNOWN AREA, WHICH PROVIDES VOLUME OF AIR PASSING PER MINUTE IN CUBIC FEET. THIS ONE HAS JEWELLED MOVEMENTWITH ZERO-SETTING KNOB.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

WHITE LETTERING ON ANEMOMETER BACK READS "SHORT & MASON", "MADE IN ENGLAND", & "LONDON"/ BLACK LETTERING & SCALES ON WHITE DIAL FACE WITH MAIN DIAL 0 TO 100 NUMBERED IN TENS & MARKED "VELOCITY/ IN/ FEET/ 200/ 3000/ R.P.M."; THREE SMALLER DIALS FOR 100, 1000, 10000 FT; & 'No L10957"/ WHITE LETTERING ON CASE FRONT READS "BIOLOGY WORKSHOP"/ BROWN LETTERING ON CORRECTION CHART READS "SHORT & MASON, London, England/ Corection for ANEMOMETER No. L10957" WITH PRINTED & HANDWRITTEN LETTERING

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

ANEMOMETER PAINTED BLACK/ BRASS COLOURED DIAL COVER FRAME & BRASS COLOURED PARTS/ METALLIC VANES/ WHITE PAPER/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS & SYNTHETIC/ BROWN CASE

Decoration

N/A