General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

GLASS THERMOMETER/ METAL PARTS/ CERAMIC? SCALE/ MERCURY/ CARDBOARD TUBE

Dimensions

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

Length

32.0 cm

Width

N/A

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

FUESS

Country

Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Berlin-Steglitz

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1911 & AFTER

Canada

FROM THERMOMETER COLLECTION OF R.C. JACOBSEN OF MSC (C. 1931-1951). HE TOOK PART IN CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL POLARYEAR EXPEDITION TO COPPERMINE, NWT (1932); WAS INVOLVED IN DESIGN OF MSC RADIOSONDE IN 1930'S; DESIGNED METEO INSTRUMENTS FOR AIRCRAFT WHICH HE USED TO MAKE OBSERVATIONS OVER LAKE ONTARIO IN HIS OWN PLANE.

Function

INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE TEMPERATURE BY MEANS OF ITS EFFECT ON COLUMN OF MERCURY.

Technical

CELSIUS VERSION OF MERCURY THERMOMETER USED BY BRITISH METEO OFFICE ASSMAN PSYCHROMETERS (2). IT IS OF EUROPEAN EINSCHLUSSTHERMOMETER STYLE IN WHICH SLENDER THERMOMETER TUBE IS ATTACHED TO GLASS SCALE, WITH BOTH ENCLOSED IN GLASS SHEATH (1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BROWN? LETTERING ON SCALE BACK READS "Centigr" & "R. FUESS Berlin-Steglitz", WITH BLACK "No. 3399"/ BROWN? LETTERING ON SHEATH READS "PTR42988 1911" WITH CROWN & EAGLE LOGO/ SCALE MARKINGS FOR -30 TO +45 DEGREES C.

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

COLOURLESS, TRANSPARENT TUBE & SHEATH/ WHITE SCALE/ GREY METAL/ METALLIC BULB

Decoration

N/A