Thermometer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MERCURY/CELSIUS/UNMOUNTED
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1993.0363.001
- MANUFACTURER
- TAYLOR
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Rochester, New York, United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- 7A727092
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- GLASS THERMOMETER/ MERCURY
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 40.6 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
- TAYLOR
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Rochester
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- 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 USED TO MEASURE TEMPERATURE BY MEANS OF ITS EFFECT ON COLUMN OF MERCURY IN GLASS. - Technical
-
GAS FILLED MERCURYTHERMOMETER BY AMERICAN MFR., WITH CYLINDRICAL BULB & OPPOSITE END TERMINATING IN SMALL GLASS CIRCLE FOR SUSPENSION. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- INCISED RED LETTERING ON BACK READING "Taylor [SCRIPT] ROCHESTER NY GAS FILLED ASTM GR 7A727092"/ INCISED RED SCALE MARKINGS ON FRONT FOR -20 TO +102 C.
- Missing
- COMPLETE
- Finish
- COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT THERMOMETER WITH WHITE BACK/ METALLIC BULB/ 2 BANDS OF BLUE PAINT ENCIRCLE STEM NEAR END
- Decoration
- N/A
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TAYLOR, Thermometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1993.0363, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0363.001/
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