Case, thermometer

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OBJECT TYPE: hinged lid
DATE: 1831
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0751.002

MANUFACTURER: Braham
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Bristol, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Wooden case has red Morocco leather covering, metal hinges and hook fasteners; lid lined with off-white silk; case bottom lined with dark green flocked fabric; metal suspension ring mounted on rounded end of case.

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.2 cm
Width: 3.1 cm
Height: 2.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Metrology
Category: Temperature
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Braham
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Bristol

Context

Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Made and presumably used c. 1831+
Canada: Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON.
Function: To contain and protect contents when not in use.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None, save UHN catalogue no. "981.33.1 b" printed by hand in white ink on case exterior, below one hinge.
Missing: None.
Finish: Small bullet-shaped wooden case has red Morocco leather covering, metal hinges and hook fasteners; lid lined with off-white silk; case bottom lined with dark green flocked fabric; metal suspension ring mounted on rounded end of case.
Decoration: N/A

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Braham, Case, thermometer, circa 1831, Artifact no. 2002.0751, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0751.002/

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