More artfully described in Airguide catalogs as “field glasses,” the specific model we acquired is the No. “Because it predicts weather trends hours in advance, Highlander is most convenient,” according to one newspaper ad from 1948.Īt the height of its popularity, the Airguide brand name was associated not only with weather measuring devices like this one, but a slightly broader line of products one might categorize as “scouts equipment.” Advertisements in Boy’s Life and Popular Mechanics during the ‘40s and ‘50s showcased a healthy assortment of Airguide compasses, telescopes, and binoculars-the latter of which we also have represented in the museum collection. A built-in altitude dial could be set anywhere from 0 (sea level) to 5500 feet, delivering a more accurate air pressure reading. The lovely “Highlander” aneroid wall barometer in our museum collection is an example of one of the company’s standard post-war offerings-budget priced at $10 and sporting a 5×5” walnut casing with a (fake) brass bezel. thermometers, barometers, rain gauges, hygrometers and the like. it is your assurance of perfect satisfaction.” -Airguide ‘Weather Instruments’ flyer, circa 1938Įstablished inauspiciously at the outset of the Great Depression, the Airguide Instrument Company-originally known as Fee & Stemwedel, Inc.-managed a 60-year run as one of the country’s leading producers of “weather instruments,” i.e. No instrument leaves the factory until it has proved its dependability under conditions more severe than those actually encountered throughout the year.
“Into every Airguide instrument go the finest of materials, the painstaking care of skillful workers, and the thorough inspection of an exacting laboratory. wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/Chicago_1930.Museum Artifact: Airguide “Highlander” Wall Barometer and No.yago:WikicatVideoGamesDevelopedInGermany.yago:WikicatReal-timeStrategyVideoGames.wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/Chicago_1930.jpg?width=300.Chicago 1930 – strategiczna gra komputerowa wyprodukowana przez firmę Spellbound.Le jeu permet au joueur de choisir entre la mafia, dirigée par Don Carmine Falcone, ou une unité spéciale de la police, dirigée par Edward Nash. Le jeu se déroule dans la ville américaine de Chicago dans les années 1930, une ère fortement associée aux gangsters et à la prohibition. Il a été développé par Spellbound Entertainment et édité par Wanadoo Edition. Chicago 1930 est un jeu vidéo de rôle sorti en 2003 sur PC.The RPG style game allows players to choose to be the mafia, headed by Don Carmine Falcone, or a special unit of the police, headed by Edward Nash. The game is based in the American city of Chicago in the 1930s, an era heavily associated with gangsters. Chicago 1930 (also known as Chicago 1930: The Prohibition) is a 2003 video game developed by Spellbound Entertainment.
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