General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

GLASS THERMOMETER/ MERCURY/ WOOD CASE

Dimensions

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

Length

33.2 cm

Width

2.0 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

PALMER

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

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

Technical

AMERICAN MADE MERCURY THERMOMETER WITH LARGE CYLINDRICAL BULB,RED STRIPE. RED-READING THERMOMETER HAS APPROX. SEMI-CIRCULAR BORE, & TWO ADJACENT STRIPS OF WHITE ENAMEL, ONE WITH SCALE MARKINGS IN FRONT & RED ENAMEL BEHIND. FLAT SURFACE OF MERCURY REFLECTS IMAGE OF RED ENAMEL STRIP WHEN LOOKED AT FROM PROPER DIRECTION (1).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED BLACK LETTERING READING "PALMER CIN.O U.S.A."/ INCISED BLACK SCALE MARKINGS FOR -10 TO +110 C./ HANDWRITING ON CASE READS "Red Hg/ Palmer/ -10 to +110/ [DEGREES] C./ FP OK R72/ PALMER -10 to +110 C." & "QJ"

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS WITH WHITE BACK & WHITE STRIPE ON FRONT UNDER SCALE WITH RED STRIPE ON INTERIOR SIDE/ METALLIC BULB/ PAINTED YELLOW BAND ENCIRCLES END/ UNFINISHED WOOD

Decoration

N/A