Thermometer

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OBJECT TYPE: SPIRIT/MINIMUM/FAHREN/MOUNTED
DATE: 1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0717.001

MANUFACTURER: H-B INSTRUMENT CO.
MODEL: MSC MIN 4
LOCATION: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: T595415
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL HOLDER/ GLASS INNER AND OUTER THERMOMETER TUBES/ RUBBER PADDING AND PARTS/ ALCOHOL

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: 4.7 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: 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 METEOROLOGICALSERVICE.
Function: AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES THE LOWEST OR MINIMUM TEMPERATURE BY MEANS OF A CONICAL GLASS INDEX WHICH REMAINS FIXED IN A COLUMN OF ALCOHOL AT THE LOWEST POINT TO WHICH THE LIQUID DROPS.
Technical: A DOUBLE TUBE OR SHEATHED MINIMUM THERMOMETER WITH A CYLINDRICAL 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 'HB' logo and lettering reading '1949 MSC MIN 4 MADE IN USA' & 'T595415' on back, and markings for -90 to +110 F. on front.
Missing: RUBBER RINGS IN HANGERS From CA of 12/30/1993 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: PLATED METAL/ CLEAR, COLOURLESS GLASS WITH WHITE BACKED INNER TUBE/ BLACK RUBBER/ BLACK INDEX
Decoration: N/A

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