General Information

Serial #

XCT 72-0258

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

GLASS THERMOMETER/ METAL END CAP/ MERCURY AND THALLIUM/ PLASTIC CONTAINER TUBE WITH FOAM PADDING

Dimensions

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

Length

31.8 cm

Width

2.4 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Meteorology

Category

Atmospheric temperature measurement

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

THERMOSCHNEIDER

Country

Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Wertheim

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1970's & 1980's

Canada

A THERMOMETER MADE IN GERMANY FOR THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE IN THE PERIOD AFTER 1971, WHENIT WAS RENAMED AES (ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT SERVICE).

Function

AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES HIGHEST OR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE BY MEANS OF A COLUMN OF MERCURY-IN-GLASS, THE TOP OF WHICH REMAINS FIXED AT THE HIGHEST POINT THAT THE COLUMN REACHES. THE MERCURY CONTAINS THALLIUM WHICH LOWERS ITS FREEZING POINT FOR USE AT VERY LOW TEMPERATURES.

Technical

A MERCURY-THALLIUM MAXIMUM THERMOMETER FOR LOW TEMPERATURES OF THE EUROPEAN EINSCHLUSSTHERMOMETER STYLE, IN WHICH A SLENDER THERMOMETER TUBE IS ATTACHED TO A GLASS SCALE, WITH BOTH ENCLOSED IN GLASS SHEATH. MERCURY-THALLIUM FREEZES AT -78 F., WHILE MERCURY DOES SO AT -38 F.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Gold lettering on scale back reading 'Maximum/Celcius', 'Mercury-thallium/ A.E.S. 0026-3864' & 'Serial No. XCT 72-0258'.

Missing

From CA of 12/31/1993 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Finish

CLEAR, COLOURLESS GLASS/ WHITE SCALE/ CLEAR, COLOURLESS PLASTIC

Decoration

Band of incised hatching encircling cap.