2003.70.80
Description
- Médias
- Image
- Type d'élément
- Images, Electronic
- Description
- - hygrometer
- circular wooden base that tapers slightly to a flat surface; extending from the base vertically is a cylindrical piece of wood; mounted on the cylindrical piece with two nails is a rectangular plastic piece; in centre of plastic piece is a very narrow tube with a silver curved rectangle on the bottom; around the tube is a scal from -10C to 50C
- a glass tube extends through hole near top of cylindrical piece of wood; on one end of tube it curves slightly then immediately widens and forms a glass sphere; this sphere is covered with a lightl brown cotton mesh; pther end of tube curves slightly so that glass extends downwards; as it extends downwards the glass increases in width then tapers to form a sphere; within the wider tube that extends down there is a smaller tube that also extends down to the bottom of the sphere; this smaller tube has a white backing and a scale that goes from -10C to + 50C; sphere is half full with ether
-on a black label on the bottom of the base in white block letters :"S.I.D.A.M./16 RACINE RD./REXDALE, ONTARIO"
- used in science labs at CCI in early 1900s; used for measuring atmospheric humidity
- first school built at corner of Murray and Prince streets in 1855, known as Chatham Grammar School
- 1870s school was turned into a high school
- 1887 school obtained collegiate status
- September 1940 the building on site today was opened
- spring of 2002 school was slated to be closed a campaign to keep it open lasted one year and school finally closed in spring of 2003
- Date unknown
- 30.5cm H / 22.5cm L
Chatham Kent Museum
Out in the Open exhibition
VS 079 - Sujet(s)
- Collection
- Chatham Kent Museum
- Déclaration de droit d'auteur
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Emplacement d'original
- Chatham Kent Museum
Out in the Open exhibition
VS 079 - Conditions d'utilisation
- Copies are provided for research and private study only. Permission to use images in any other way including, but not limited to, publication, exhibition, film, video or TV broadcast, or on any CD or website, must be obtained in writing from an authorized representative of the Chatham-Kent Museum prior to use. This applies to low-resolution copies downloaded from this site at no cost and to high resolution copies.
- Contacter
- Chatham-Kent MuseumCourriel:ckcccmuseum@chatham-kent.ca
Adresse Internet:
Adresse postale d'agence75 William Street North
Chatham, ON N7M 4L4
519-360-1998
