Thermometer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- FARENHEIT
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1984.1239.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Ransom & Randolph Co.
- MODEL
- LUXENE
- LOCATION
- Toledo, Ohio, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CASING IS METAL/THERMOMETER IS GLASS AND MERCURY/ CARDBOARD TUBE WITH METAL BASE AND METAL SCREW TOP/PAPER LABEL ON TUBE.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 3.8 cm
- Width
- 3.8 cm
- Height
- 20.6 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Dentistry
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Ransom Randolph
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Ohio
- City
- Toledo
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
To monitor temperatures, perhaps during melting of compounds, etc. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'HB 108008', '2 3/4" 1MM', and farenheit scale 240-320 appears on thermometer/Label on cardboard tube container bears following info.: 'R & R LUXENE/THERMOMETER/Mfd. by/THE RANSOM & RANDOLPH CO./Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A.'
- Missing
- LOWER SECTION OF METAL CASING.
- Finish
- Silver metal finish to thermometer casing; black print/ label is yellow; black print on grey cardboard-tube container.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Ransom & Randolph Co., Thermometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1984.1239, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1984.1239.001/
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