Thermometer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- meat/industrial/Fahrenheit
- DATE
- 1940–1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2005.0147.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Glass thermometer bulb in metal casing
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 29.0 cm
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 1.0 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Domestic Technology
- Category
- Food processing
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- 1940s-1960s
- Canada
-
An example of a themometer used in Canada. This thermometer was used by Mr. Murdock's father at Canada Meat Packers in Montreal. - Function
-
A temperature sensing device used to measure the temperature of meat. - Technical
-
An example of an industrial meat thermometer. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Black scale markings and numbering reading 20 to 120 F.
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Plated metal casing/ colourless transparent bulb with white back
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Thermometer, between 1940–1950, Artifact no. 2005.0147, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2005.0147.001/
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