Thermometer

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OBJECT TYPE: MERCURY/SOIL/FAHREN
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0672.001

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

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General Information

Serial #: C.I.11761
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS TUBES/ WAX SEAL/ WOOD/ SYNTHETIC/ WIRE BINDING/ BRASS RING/ RUBBER RINGS/ MERCURY

Dimensions

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

Length: 35.4 cm
Width: 3.3 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: +/- 1950's to 1970's
Canada: AN ENGLISH MADE THERMOMETER OF A TYPE USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
Function: AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES SOIL TEMPERATURE BY MEANS OF ITS A COLUMN OF MERCURY IN GLASS.
Technical: ALTHOUGH IDENTIFIED BY A.E.S. AS ASEA THERMOMETER, THIS SPECIMEN APPEARS IDENTICAL TO THE EARTH THERMOMETERS ILLUSTRATED IN THE 1952 & 1971 CANADIAN SERVICE MANUALS AS A TYPE USED IN CANADA. IT ALSO APPEARS AS THE BRITISH METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE TYPE EARTH THERMOMETER IN NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA'S 1938 CATALOGUE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Black lettering on thermometer back reading 'Negretti & Zambra London C.I.11761 Made in England' & scaled on front for +20 to +100 F.
Missing: From CA of 12/30/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: CLEAR, COLOURLESS GLASS WITH WHITE BACKED INNER TUBE
Decoration: N/A

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Negretti & Zambra, Thermometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.0672, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0672.001/

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