rolls of chart paper for meteorological recorder with weather vane parts
Date: circa 1951
Inventory Number: 1998-1-0878
Classification: Chart Paper
Subject:
Maker: Friez Instrument Division, Bendix Aviation Corporation (ca. 1940 - 1966)
Cultural Region:
Place of Origin:
Dimensions:
each chart roll: 15.7 × 5 × 5 cm (6 3/16 × 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
each vane piece: 21 × 9.5 × 2.3 cm (8 1/4 × 3 3/4 × 7/8 in.)
largest gear: 1.1 × 4.2 × 3.6 cm (7/16 × 1 5/8 × 1 7/16 in.)
Accessories: 5 gears, 1 spring, 3 weather vane parts, 1 bx filled charts, 27 boxes of rolls of #2040 recording paper
Description:
27 black cardboard boxes; one tan cardboard box with metal corner supports;
one roll of paper, and three metal weather vane parts shaped in the letters N, E, and S. These letters are soldered on the ends of short rods with threaded ends.
The 27 black cardboard boxes have white printed labels on the front face which read, ""FRIEZ INSTRUMENT DIVISION / BENDIX AVAITION CORPORATION / BALTIMORE, MD., U.S.A. / CHART NO. 2040/ FROM / TO / REMARKS / U.S.A.". Two of the boxes have handwritten dates filled into the labels: One reads "FROM 9/24/51" and the other reads, "FROM 9/10/51 TO 9/24/51."
[The tan storage cardboard box has a handwritten label on the front which reads: 5 misc gears / 1 spring / part of 1998-1-0878 / A15-F2.]
one roll of paper, and three metal weather vane parts shaped in the letters N, E, and S. These letters are soldered on the ends of short rods with threaded ends.
The 27 black cardboard boxes have white printed labels on the front face which read, ""FRIEZ INSTRUMENT DIVISION / BENDIX AVAITION CORPORATION / BALTIMORE, MD., U.S.A. / CHART NO. 2040/ FROM / TO / REMARKS / U.S.A.". Two of the boxes have handwritten dates filled into the labels: One reads "FROM 9/24/51" and the other reads, "FROM 9/10/51 TO 9/24/51."
[The tan storage cardboard box has a handwritten label on the front which reads: 5 misc gears / 1 spring / part of 1998-1-0878 / A15-F2.]
Signedlabel on front of boxes: FRIEZ INSTRUMENT DIVISION / BENDIX AVAITION CORPORATION / BALTIMORE, MD., U.S.A.
Inscribedhandwritten on box: FROM 9/10/51 TO 9/24/51
handwritten on box: FROM 9/24/51
handwritten on box: FROM 9/24/51
Functionpaper for recording instrument data; instrument parts; direction indicators for weather vane
Curatorial Remarks1 box filled charts; possible paper to DW0615 on small Box: Friez Instrument division Bendix aviation Corporation Baltimore MA, U.S.A. chart No. 2040
