Thermometer

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OBJECT TYPE: MERCURY/ORDINARY/FAHREN/MOUNTED
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0666.001

MANUFACTURER: Negretti & Zambra
MODEL: MSC ORD 2
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: D.G. 28400
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL MOUNT/ GLASS INNER AND OUTER THERMOMETER TUBES/ MERCURY

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 38.0 cm
Width: 4.8 cm
Height: 2.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Meteorology
Category: Atmospheric temperature measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Negretti Zambra
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1930'S? & 1940'S
Canada: A 'CANADIAN PATTERN' THERMOMETER, MADE IN ENGLAND FOR THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
Function: AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES AIR TEMPERATURE BY MEANS OF ITS EFFECT ON COLUMN OF MERCURY IN GLASS, A TYPE OFTEN USED AS WET & DRY BULB THERMOMETERS IN PSYCHROMETERS.
Technical: A DOUBLE TUBEOR SHEATHED ORDINARY THERMOMETER WITH A SPHERICAL BULB OF THE KIND USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE BEFORE 1951, AFTER WHICH SHEATHLESS THERMOMETERS WERE USED. THE DOUBLE TUBE SERVED TO PROTECT THE SCALE FROM WEATHERING.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Black lettering on back of inner tube reading 'M.S.C. Ord. M2' 1947 Negretti & Zambra London Made in England' and on front reading 'D.G. 28400' with markings for -40 to +110 F
Missing: THERMOMETER DETACHED FROM MOUNT From CA of 12/23/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes
Finish: PLATED METAL/ CLEAR COLOURLESS GLASS WITH WHITE BACKED INNER TUBE/ METALLIC BULB
Decoration: N/A

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Negretti & Zambra, Thermometer, after 1930, Artifact no. 1987.0666, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0666.001/

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