Thermometer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MERCURY-THALLIUM/FAHREN/MOUNTED/LOW TEMPERATURE
- DATE
- 1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0706.001
- MANUFACTURER
- TAYLOR
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Rochester, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 2412799
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- GLASS TUBE WITH MERCURY-THALLIUM
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 40.6 cm
- Width
- N/A
- 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
- TAYLOR
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Rochester
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
AN AMERICAN MADE THERMOMETER WITH A CANADIAN METEOROLOIGCAL SERVICE HOLDER, THE LATTER MARKED DOT METEOROLOGICAL DIVISION, INDICATING IT WAS MADE BETWEEN 1936 AND 1956. - Function
-
AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES LOW AIR TEMPERATURES BY MEANS OF THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON A COLUMN OF MERCURY-IN-GLASS. THE MERCURY CONTAINS THALLIUM WHICH LOWERS ITS FREEZING POINT FOR USE AT VERY LOW TEMPERATURES. - Technical
-
AMERCURY-THALLIUM THERMOMETER FOR LOW TEMPERATURES, WITH A CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE HOLDER, BOTH OF THE TYPE ILLUSTRATED IN THE 1952 M.S.C. MANUAL (REF. 1). THE CANADIAN SERVICE BEGAN USING MERCURY-THALLIUM IN 1948-1949; IT FREEZES AT -78 DEGREES F. WHILE MERCURY DOES SO AT -38 DEGREES F. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Black lettering on thermometer back reading 'Taylor Rochester N.Y.U.S.A. ASJM KIN VIS 2412799', with black markings on front for -60 to -30 F. & for ice point checkmark at 32 f.
- Missing
- From CA of 12/23/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing bushings to hold thermometer
- Finish
- CLEAR, COLOURLESS GLASS WITH WHITE BACK, PLATED BULB
- Decoration
- N/A
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TAYLOR, Thermometer, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1987.0706, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0706.001/
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