Barograph

Category: hardware Sub-category: instruments

Catalogue number: H8/0001

Side view, a black rectangle with a curved clear perspex screen, housing the drum, recording pen and needle. A thick elasticated cord top and bottom secures it in place.
Front view, a black rectangle with a curved clear perspex screen at the front, housing the drum, recording pen and needle. At the top is a thick elasticated cord to secure it in place.
Rear view showing a central chrome handle almost the full height, a plate with manufacturer and construction number. A thick elasticated cord on the top is used to secure it in place. A W is stamped top right.

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A barograph, used to record changing air pressure. It has a slowly rotating drum to which chart strips, or aluminium foil blackened over a candle, are attached. It has a felt pen and recording needle, and is driven by a clockwork mechanism. Made by Gebr Winter GmbH & Co KG in West Germany, construction number 63467, it was donated by Andy Elson from his early pioneering flights.

Manufacturer: Gebr Winter GmbH & Co KG, West Germany
Construction Number: 63467
Donated by: Andy Elson, 2023
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