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Queen & Co. Aneroid Recording Barograph
Specifications
Queen & Co. Aneroid Recording Barograph
Category
Science and Technology
Classification
CHENHALL - Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Meteorological T&E - Barometer - Barograph
Object Origin
James W. Queen & Company
Physical Characteristics
Object Description: Aneroid barograph (a) with metal key (b). Brown wooden rectangular box with four (4) glass windows. Two (2) latches on the viewer's right side hold the lid in place. There is a rectangular metal handle on the top. Next to the handle is a metal plate with embossed text. Inside of the box is a cylinder with paper graph wrapped around it. Also inside of the box is a needle that marks the graph and a tower of eight (8) stacked silver discs. The key f...
Marks: "QUEEN & Co. / MAKERS / PHILADELPHIA."
Measurements: Object:
Height: 7.75 in, Width: 11.5 in, Depth: 9 in
Weight: 7.2 lbs
Credit
Museum Purchase, 38.153a-b
Display Status
On Exhibit
Queen & Co. Aneroid Recording Barograph
About: Queen & Co. Aneroid Recording Barograph
About: Queen & Co. Aneroid Recording Barograph
This aneroid recording barograph from Queen and Company was used to continuously record barometric pressure via a pen, held in place by a metal lever, which makes contact with a printed cylindrical paper chart that is turned by clockwork. Changes in pressure are measured using the movement of a flexible metal diaphragm, which expands when pressure is reduced and contracts when pressure is increased.
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