General Information

Serial #

AWZ10384

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 &.3 GLASS THERMOMETERS CONTAINING MERCURY/.2 &.4 PLASTIC

Dimensions

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

Length

42.0 cm

Width

1.1 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Metrology

Category

Temperature

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Wright

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

London

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

FROM ESTATE OF MR. E. EDWARD JONES, F.I. MECH. E.C. ENG., P. ENG. (1908-1994), BRITISH BORN & EDUCATED ENGINEER. AFTER COMING TO CANADA IN 1950'S, HE WAS INVOLVED IN DEVELOPMENT OF ORENDA IROQUOIS GAS TURBINE, & LATER IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING OF ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAL TOOLS.

Function

INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES TEMPERATURE BY MEANS OF ITS EFFECT ON COLUMN OF MERCURY IN GLASS.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 INCISED BLACK LETTERING ON BACK READS "N/F ALEXANDER WRIGHT & CO. LTD. MADE IN ENGLAND 1969 TOTAL IMM AWZ10384 ZECOL"/.3 SAME EXCEPT "AWZ10383"/.1 &.3 INCISED BLACK SCALE & MARKINGS FOR 0 TO 50 C./.2 BLACK HANDWRITTEN LETTERING READING "0 [DEGREES] C TO 50 [DEGREES] C X 1/10 [DEGREES] C"

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

.1 &.3 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT THERMOMETERS WITH WHITE BACK; METALLIC BULBS/.2 &.4 TRANSPARENTBLUE TUBES WITH ROYAL BLUE END CAPS

Decoration

N/A