Gauge, rain

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OBJECT TYPE: NON-RECORDING
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0492.003

MANUFACTURER: Meteorological Service of Canada
MODEL: STANDARD
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ROLLED COPPER/ BRASS? RING/ PLASTIC INNER VESSEL

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 13.3 cm
Height: 25.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Forestry
Category: Silviculture
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Environment CA
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1970'S +
Canada: INSTRUMENT DESIGNED BY & MADE BY OR FOR CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. FROM COLLECTION OF FORESTRY & FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT USED BY & ACQUIRED FROM PNFI, WHICH WAS OLDESTCONTINUOUSLY OPERATING FORESTRY-RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT IN CANADA FROM 1918-1995. PNFI STUDIED SPECIES GROWTH & FOREST MANAGEMENT, PARTICULARLY FIRE PREVENTION & SUPPRESSION.
Function: VESSEL USED TO COLLECT RAINFALL WHICH IS THEN POURED INTO GRADUATE FOR MEASUREMENT. THESE WERE USED BY CANADIAN FORESTRY SERVICE TO OBTAIN MEASUREMENTS OF RAINFALL IN ORDER TO DETERMINE RISK OF FOREST FIRE.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF CANADA STANDARD RAIN GAUGE. THIS VERSION HAS INNERMOST VESSEL MADE OF PLASTIC; IT REPLACED ENTIRELY COPPER VERSION USED FROM 1930'S TO 1970'S. CANADIAN SERVICE HAD USED ITS OWN NON-RECORDING RAIN GAUGE WITH OPENING OF 10 SQUARE INCHES SINCE AT LEAST 1870'S.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LABEL READING "FIRE RESEARCH INST" & "19"
Missing: MISSING PLASTIC VESSEL & HAS VERTICAL SLIT IN OUTER VESSEL
Finish: COPPER COLOURED CYLINDERS/ GREY RING/ BROWN FUNNEL SIDES/ WHITE TRANSLUCENT PLASTIC
Decoration: N/A

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Meteorological Service of Canada, Gauge, rain, after 1970, Artifact no. 1996.0492, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/item/1996.0492.003/

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