Thermometer

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OBJECT TYPE
mercury/rectal/Fahrenheit
DATE
1920–1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2002.0893.002
MANUFACTURER
Ingram & Bell Ltd.
MODEL
1 Minute
LOCATION
England

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General Information

Serial #
927564
Part Number
2
Total Parts
4
AKA
rectal thermometer
Patents
N/A
General Description
Clear and white glass tube bears scale and other markings printed in red and black; silver mercury visible within tube.

Dimensions

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

Length
10.6 cm
Width
N/A
Height
N/A
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Medical Technology
Category
Instruments
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Ingram Bell
Country
England
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
Presumably used c. 1920s- 1960s; possibly also used later.
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. This item formerly belonged to Dr. H.B. Lane [1897- c. 1970s], who practiced in Toronto during the 1920s, and was on the staff of Toronto Western Hospital. [Ref.2]
Function
To measure internal body temperature via the rectum.
Technical
Unknown
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
Scale range is 95 to 110, divided in increments of .2 and labelled at intervals of 5; arrow and full gradient line mark point at which human temperature is considered elevated [98.4 degrees] . Also marked on casing is " "RECTAL" 1 MINUTE / INGRAM & BELL LTD./ MADE IN ENGLAND". UHN catalogue no. "990.6.1a" printed by hand in black ink on bulb end.
Missing
None.
Finish
Clear and white glass tube bears scale and other markings printed in red and black; silver mercury visible within tube.
Decoration
N/A

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