The wind turned the fans of the anemovane in the direction it was blowing. The direction was relayed through a system of shafts and gears to a dial in the observer's room below. Used with an Anemometer to measure wind speed and direction. One needle shows the wind speed on the graph paper while the other indicates the wind direction. Measures atmospheric pressure.
Air presses on a bulb of mercury, forcing it up a tube.
Higher pressure increases the mercury level. High pressure indicates good weather. National Research Council of Canada, Instrument Division. Consists of one wet thermometer and one dry one. The evaporation of the liquid on the wet one lowers its temperature.