anemometer
Datecirca 1922
Inventory NumberDW0627
ClassificationAnemometer
Subject
Maker
German
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensionsanemometer: 8.5 × 9.5 × 10.5 cm (3 3/8 × 3 3/4 × 4 1/8 in.)
case: 10.3 × 9.5 × 11.3 cm (4 1/16 × 3 3/4 × 4 7/16 in.)
blue board box: 12.1 × 21.9 × 14.6 cm (4 3/4 × 8 5/8 × 5 3/4 in.)
case: 10.3 × 9.5 × 11.3 cm (4 1/16 × 3 3/4 × 4 7/16 in.)
blue board box: 12.1 × 21.9 × 14.6 cm (4 3/4 × 8 5/8 × 5 3/4 in.)
Material
Accessoriesskein of blue and red twine, mounting screw with square base; brown wooden case with hook closure
Descriptionsmall hand held anemometer with wind-mill wheel and counter dial on a black crackle stand. It has a cube-shaped wooden case with a brass hook and peg closure. Counter dial is marked "METER" and divided into increments of 1-100. Two smaller dials are inset on face of main dial. One is labeled "100" and divided into increments of 1-10. The other is labeled "1000" and divided into increments of 1-10.
Signedunsigned
Curatorial Remarkschart removed and filed
Functionhand-held, portable gauge for measuring wind speed
ProvenanceDavid Wheatland purchased in London, 1922.
Short and Mason
Date: circa 1900
Accessories: mahogany case
Object number: 5600
American
Date: circa 1920
Accessories: mounting screw attached to rod fitting; wooden, hinged instrument storage box
Object number: 1998-1-0821
Bendix Corporation
Date: ca. 1940-1970
Accessories: brown cowhide case for instrument, with latch and carrying strap
Object number: 1999-1-0071
Richard Frères
Date: 1882-1891
Accessories: hinged case with tabbed closures; key or adjustment tool
Object number: 1998-1-0869
Cambridge Instrument Company, Inc.
Date: circa 1940
Object number: 1996-1-0304
Matthew Berge
Date: circa 1810
Accessories: Fine fitted wooden case with provision for mounting the dial on top. and handwriiten instructions for use of sundial.
Object number: 7477
George Dollond (I)
Date: circa 1830
Accessories: Mahogany box with fitted interior and two exterior brass hooks and two brass hinges.
Object number: 7056
