Thermometer

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OBJECT TYPE: MERCURY/MAXIMUM/IMMERSION/FAHREN/UNMOUNTED
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0667.001

MANUFACTURER: Negretti & Zambra
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: D.H. 100
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS MERCURY TUBE ON CERAMIC? SCALEWITHIN GLASS OUTER TUBE/ CORK/ METALLIC BULB

Dimensions

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

Length: 35.6 cm
Width: 1.4 cm
Height: N/A
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: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES THE HIGHEST OR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF A LIQUID? BY MEANS OF A COLUMN OF MERCURY, THE TOP OF WHICH REMAINS FIXED AT THE HIGHEST POINT THE COLUMN REACHES.
Technical: AN ENGLISH MADE VERSION OF THE CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN EINSCHLUSSTHERMOMETER, IN WHICH A SLENDER THERMOMETER TUBE IS ATTACHED TO A GLASS SCALE, WITH BOTH ENCLOSED WITHIN A GLASS SHEATH. THIS IS THE SOLE BRITISH THERMOMETER OF THIS TYPE IN THE COLLECTION.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Black lettering on back of scale reading 'Made in England Negretti & Zambra, London. D.H. 100 Total Immersion Maximum', with mfr's logo and markings for -40 to +110 F.
Missing: From CA of 12/23/1993 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: CLEAR, COLOURLESS GLASS/ WHITE SCALE
Decoration: N/A

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Negretti & Zambra, Thermometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.0667, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0667.001/

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