Thermometer

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OBJECT TYPE: MERCURY/SEA SURFACE/CELSIUS/MOUNTED OR ARMOURED
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0111.001

MANUFACTURER: Zeal, G.H.
MODEL: FDS
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: 5115
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL HOLDER WITH PLASTIC END, RUBBER RINGS, PLUGS/ GLASS THERMOMETER/ MERCURY

Dimensions

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

Length: 30.8 cm
Width: 3.2 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: Zeal
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: A TYPE OF SEA TEMPERATURE BUCKET THERMOMETER & HOLDER USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE, ISSUED TO SHIPS ON THE GREAT LAKES.
Function: AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES TEMPERATURE BY MEANS OF ITS EFFECT ON A COLUMN OF MERCURY; THIS THERMOMETER & HOLDER ARE USED IN A SEA TEMPERATURE BUCKET TO MEASURE OCEAN OR INLAND SURFACE WATER TEMPERATURES.
Technical: A THERMOMETER & CASE USED WITH A B.M.O. TYPE SEA TEMPERATURE BUCKET OF THE KIND USED BY THE CANADIANMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICE C.1971. THE BUCKET IS SUSPENDED FROM A STATIONARY OR MOVING SHIP & WATER PASSES THROUGH IT, ENABLING THE THERMOMETER TO REACH THE TEMPERATURE OF THE SEA WATER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Incised lettering on holder back reading 'REF NO MET 1802 MADE BY G.H. ZEAL LONDON ENGLAND'/ incised black lettering on thermometer front reading 'FDS 5115/66', with markings for -5 to +35 C.
Missing: From CA of 12/30/1993 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: PLATED METAL/ WHITE PLASTIC AND BLACK RUBBER/ CLEAR, COLOURLESS GLASS WITH WHITE BACK.
Decoration: N/A

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Zeal, G.H., Thermometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1989.0111, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0111.001/

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