meteograph case
Date1885-1920
Inventory Number1996-1-0246
ClassificationMeteograph Case
Subject
Maker
Sterling P. Fergusson
1868 - 1959
User
Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
1885-present
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions23 x 26 x 11 cm (9 1/16 x 10 1/4 x 4 5/16 in.)
Material
DescriptionA metal box designed to hold a metrograph; box is rectangular with one rounded end. There is a rectangular viewing window cut in one side (with no glass) and a circular opening cut in the top. The box rests on four metal feet.Inside the box is a bracket with several screw mounts and a piece of hair, presumably for use with a humidity-sensing device.
Signedunsigned
FunctionThis box is designed to hold an instrument that records meteorological measurements (humidity, pressure etc.) on paper around a revolving drum.
ProvenanceFrom the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory.
Historical AttributesMade by Sterling P. Fergusson.
Sterling P. Fergusson
Date: date 1888
Accessories: Instruction pamphlet
Object number: 1996-1-0088
Sterling P. Fergusson
Date: circa 1901
Accessories: 2 plates
Object number: 1998-1-0749
Sterling P. Fergusson
Date: 1890-1910
Object number: 1998-1-0622
Sterling P. Fergusson
Date: 1931
Object number: 1998-1-1051b
Feiber Instrument Company
Date: ca. 1930-1936
Object number: 1998-1-0872a
Feiber Instrument Company
Date: ca. 1930-1936
Object number: 1998-1-0873