General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

GLASS THERMOMETER/ ALCOHOL

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

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

HB

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Philadelphia

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

FROM THERMOMETER COLLECTION OF R.C. JACOBSEN OF MSC (C. 1931- 1951). HE TOOK PART IN CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR 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 THAT MEASURES TEMPERATURE BY MEANS OF ITS EFFECT ON COLUMN OF SPIRIT IN GLASS.

Technical

AMERICAN MADE SPIRIT THERMOMETER WITH LARGE CYLINDRICAL BULB, LONG GLASS INDEX WITHIN TUBE,RED STRIPE BEHIND VERTICAL SCALE FOR EASIER READING.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED BLACK MFR.'S LOGO & LETTERING ON FRONT READING "1955"/ INCISED BLACK SCLAE MARKINGS FOR -30 TO + 110 F./ HANDWRITTEN TAPE LABEL READS "FP OK"

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS WITH WHITE BACK & RED STRIPE

Decoration

N/A