Thermometer

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OBJECT TYPE
MERCURY/MAXIMUM/FAHREN/MOUNTED
DATE
Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1988.0938.001
MANUFACTURER
Casella
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
London, England

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
WOOD HOLDER WITH NON-FERROUS METAL PROTECTOR & HANGERS/ LAMINATED SYNTHETIC SCALE/ GLASS THERMOMETER TUBE/ MERCURY/ CARDBOARD BOX

Dimensions

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

Length
37.2 cm
Width
9.3 cm
Height
3.4 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Forestry
Category
Silviculture
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Casella
Country
England
State/Province
Unknown
City
London

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
Period
1960'S
Canada
A BRITISH-MADE THERMOMETER USED BY THE CANADIAN FORESTRY SERVICE TO MONITOR ATMOSPHERIC-CLIMATIC CONDITIONS. SIMILAR THERMOMETERS WERE USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE BEFORE C.1940.
Function
AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES THE HIGHEST OR MAXIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE, BY MEANS OF ITS EFFECT ON A COLUMN OF MERCURY, THE TOP OF WHICH REMAINS FIXED AT THE HIGHEST POINT THE COLUMN REACHES.
Technical
A STYLE OF THERMOMETER IN EXISTENCE SINCE AT LEAST THE 1920'S & POSSIBLY EARLIER. THELAMINATED SYNTHETIC SCALE REPLACES THE OPAL GLASS SCALE USED EARLIER.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
INCISED BLACK 'MAXIMUM CASELLA LONDON 98371F' ON SCALE, WITH MARKINGS FOR 0 TO 120 DEGREES/ BLACK INCISED SCALE MARKINGS ON THERMOMETER WITH 'Casella London' IN SCRIPT & '98371'/ HANDWRITTEN ON BOX 'OK 10/10/69' & 'A-393/ MAX'
Missing
N/A
Finish
UNFINISHED WOOD/ BLACK PAINTED METAL/ WHITE SCALE/ CLEAR COLOURLESS GLASS WITH WHITE BACK & METALLIC BULB/ BLUE CARDBOARD
Decoration
MFR'S LOGO ON BOX READING 'CASELLA/ LONDON'

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Casella, Thermometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1988.0938, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0938.001/

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