Thermometer
Use this image
Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes
Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:
Copyright Ingenium / CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE
Ingenium,
1987.0714.001
Permalink:
Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.
DOWNLOAD IMAGEPURCHASE THIS IMAGE
This image is free for non-commercial use.
For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.
- OBJECT TYPE
- MERCURY/ORDINARY/FAHREN/UNMOUNTED
- DATE
- 1949
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0714.001
- MANUFACTURER
- H-B INSTRUMENT CO.
- MODEL
- MSC ORD 4
- LOCATION
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- T562030
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- GLASS INNER AND OUTER TUBES/ RUBBER PARTS/ MERCURY
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 35.5 cm
- Width
- 1.7 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
- HB
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Pennsylvania
- City
- Philadelphia
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1930's? & 1940's
- Canada
-
A THERMOMETER MADE BY AN AMERICAN COMPANY IN THE U.S. SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. - Function
-
AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES TEMPERATURE BY MEANS OF ITS EFFECT ON A COLUMN OF MERCURY IN GLASS, A TYPE OFTEN USED AS WET & DRY BULB THERMOMETERS IN PSYCHROMETERS. - Technical
-
A DOUBLE TUBE OR SHEATHED ORDINARY THERMOMETER WITH A CYLINDRICAL BULB, OF THE KIND USED BY THE CANADIANMETEOROLOGIVAL SERVICE BEFORE 1951, AFTER WHICH SHEATHLESS THERMOMETERS WERE USED. THE DOUBLE TUBE SERVES TO PROTECT THE SCALE FROM WEATHERING. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Black 'HB' logo and lettering reading '1949 MSC ORD 4 MADE IN USA' & marking for -40 to +120 F. on front.
- Missing
- From CA of 12/24/1993 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
- Finish
- CLEAR, COLOURLESS GLASS WITH YELLOW BACKED INNER TUBE/ BLACK RUBBER
- Decoration
- N/A
CITE THIS OBJECT
If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:
H-B INSTRUMENT CO., Thermometer, circa 1949, Artifact no. 1987.0714, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0714.001/
FEEDBACK
Submit a question or comment about this artifact.
More Like This
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/134/1987-0713-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/67/370/1993-0352-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/189/1987-0666-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/67/368/1993-0353-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/128/1987-0718-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/136/1987-0712-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/59/868/1989-0104-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![No image available.](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/static/No_image_sq.png)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/130/1987-0716-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/132/1987-0715-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/186/1987-0669-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/129/1987-0717-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/67/383/1993-0347-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/190/1987-0665-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/191/1987-0664-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/68/138/1993-0034-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/58/915/1988-0076-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/58/914/1988-0077-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/67/381/1993-0348-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/67/373/1993-0351-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/153/1987-0699-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/151/1987-0701-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![No image available.](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/static/No_image_sq.png)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/158/1987-0695-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/62/657/1991-0114-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/132/587/2004-0322-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/132/588/2004-0323-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/67/351/1993-0359-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/67/349/1993-0359-002-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/57/386/1988-0944-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/183/1987-0672-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/62/658/1991-0113-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/132/590/2004-0325-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/58/916/1988-0075-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![No image available.](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/static/No_image_sq.png)
![No image available.](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/static/No_image_sq.png)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/126/1987-0719-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/57/388/1988-0943-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/146/1987-0706-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/67/319/1993-0371-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/132/589/2004-0324-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/154/1987-0698-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/67/345/1993-0361-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/57/390/1988-0942-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/184/1987-0671-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/59/859/1989-0113-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/59/862/1989-0110-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/168/1987-0685-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/133/523/2004-0372-007-aa-cs.jpeg)
![No image available.](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/static/No_image_sq.png)
![No image available.](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/static/No_image_sq.png)
![No image available.](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/static/No_image_sq.png)
![No image available.](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/static/No_image_sq.png)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/133/527/2004-0373-004-aa-cs.jpeg)
![No image available.](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/static/No_image_sq.png)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/167/1987-0686-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/124/1987-0721-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/57/392/1988-0941-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/165/1987-0688-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/59/858/1989-0114-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/150/1987-0702-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/205/1987-0654-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/149/1987-0703-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/132/602/2004-0326-011-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/132/603/2004-0326-012-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/119/1987-0724-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/62/659/1991-0112-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/67/360/1993-0356-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/160/1987-0693-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/175/1987-0679-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/67/392/1993-0346-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/67/386/1993-0346-003-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/155/1987-0697-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/163/1987-0690-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/59/866/1989-0106-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/203/1987-0656-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/67/347/1993-0360-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/132/584/2004-0321-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/67/357/1993-0357-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/67/397/1993-0344-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/180/1987-0675-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/67/401/1993-0342-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/132/600/2004-0326-009-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/132/601/2004-0326-010-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/132/594/2004-0326-003-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/132/595/2004-0326-004-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/132/596/2004-0326-005-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/132/597/2004-0326-006-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/132/598/2004-0326-007-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/132/599/2004-0326-008-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/204/1987-0655-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/159/1987-0694-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/67/389/1993-0346-002-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/67/404/1993-0341-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/59/855/1989-0117-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/67/354/1993-0358-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/200/1987-0657-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/67/407/1993-0340-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/157/1987-0696-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/55/123/1987-0722-001-aa-cs.jpeg)