Thermometer

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OBJECT TYPE: MERCURY/ORDINARY/CELSIUS/UNMOUNTED
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0104.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: AES ORD
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 4146
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS/ MERCURY

Dimensions

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

Length: 30.7 cm
Width: 1.0 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1970's & 1980's
Canada: A THERMOMETER MADE BY A BRITISH COMPANY IN ENGLAND, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
Function: AN INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE 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 SINGLE TUBE ORDINARY THERMOMETER OF THE KIND USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE SINCE 1951; THIS EXAMPLE WAS MADE AFTER 1975, WHEN THE BROADCAST OF TEMPERATURE IN CELSIUS BEGAN IN CANADA.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Incised black lettering reading 'ZEAL MADE IN ENGLAND AES ORD', & 'RC74 44OR' or '4146'/ incised black markings and numbers for -35 to +45.
Missing: From CA of 12/30/1993 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: CLEAR,COLOURLESS GLASS TUBE WITH YELLOW BACK/ METALLIC BULB.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Thermometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1989.0104, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0104.002/

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