Case, thermometer set

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OBJECT TYPE: cylindrical/pocket
DATE: 1920–1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0893.003

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Dark brown/black moulded synthetic case has metal disk-shaped internal divider at open end: divider is silver and red.

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.6 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 1.5 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Instruments
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
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 contain and protect contents when not in use.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None, save UHN catalogue no. "990.6.1c" printed by hand in white ink on case end.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Dark brown/black moulded synthetic case has metal disk-shaped internal divider at open end: divider is silver and red.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Case, thermometer set, circa 1920–1970, Artifact no. 2002.0893, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0893.003/

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