Accession No
3673
Brief Description
swinging-plate anemometer, Dickinson's type, by Casartelli, English, 1875-1900
Origin
England; Manchester
Maker
Casartelli
Class
physics; meteorology
Earliest Date
1875
Latest Date
1900
Inscription Date
Material
metal (brass, silver, steel); glass; leather
Dimensions
case width 113mm; height 115mm; depth 26mm
Special Collection
Provenance
Purchased from Christie’s, South Kensington, London, England; lot 196, 20/08/1987.
Inscription
‘Dickinson’s
Anemometer
No. 94
Casartelli Manchester’ (on horizontal arm)
‘Feet Per
Min:’ (on scale)
Description Notes
Dickinson’s swinging-plate anemometer.
Anemometer with brass frame and pivoted brass bubble level. Black laminated metal foil flap and silvered scale, divided both sides [140] - 800 numbered by 100 graduated to 20. Leather case with strap and steel buckle.
References
Events
Description
The swinging-plate anemometer was one of the earliest devices invented to measure wind speed. The instrument is set up facing into the wind and the plate swings against the arc which is graduated in degrees, giving a rough measure of the wind strength.
Joseph Dickinson devised this portable anemometer in 1854 for testing ventilation in mine tunnels and shafts. This example was made by Casartelli of Manchester.
26/03/2008
Created by: Dr. Anita McConnell on 26/03/2008
FM:40568
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