- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- glass; wood; metal, brass; metal, mercury
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.0004
- Description
- A dark brown varnished wood plaque shaped like a banjo with bottom containing a circular brass frame, with holes around the sides, enclosing a glass covered “Hygrometer” with a scale on one side from 0 to 100 and the words “very dry”, “normal”, “moist”, and “very moist” at points along the scale. …
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- Title
- Hygrometer
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- glass; wood; metal, brass; metal, mercury
- Dimensions
- 29.6 x 2.3 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- A dark brown varnished wood plaque shaped like a banjo with bottom containing a circular brass frame, with holes around the sides, enclosing a glass covered “Hygrometer” with a scale on one side from 0 to 100 and the words “very dry”, “normal”, “moist”, and “very moist” at points along the scale. The indicator needle is attached to a coil which reacts to moisture in the air and can be adjusted by a screw at the back. The narrow top contains a mercury filled glass tube thermometer attached to a brass plaque with a scale from 30o to 120o F (Fahrenheit). There is a hole and metal bracket on the back for hanging. The back of the wood is stamped “1022”.
- Subject
- households
- weather
- seasons
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.0004
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Mercury Barometer
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- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- wood; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.0001
- Description
- A glass tube, filled with a clear liquid, secured by metal straps in a slit cut in a wooden frame. A vertical metal strip on the left side of the wood indicates the weather with “Stormy”, “Change” and “Fair”. There is a screw eye on top for hanging.
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- Title
- Mercury Barometer
- Date
- 1875 – 1900
- Material
- wood; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 1.7 x 3.8 cm
- Description
- A glass tube, filled with a clear liquid, secured by metal straps in a slit cut in a wooden frame. A vertical metal strip on the left side of the wood indicates the weather with “Stormy”, “Change” and “Fair”. There is a screw eye on top for hanging.
- Subject
- households
- seasons
- weather
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.0001
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