Thermometer

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OBJECT TYPE: MERCURY/MAXIMUM/FAHREN/MOUNTED
DATE: 1971–1975
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0694.001

MANUFACTURER: Zeal, G.H.
MODEL: AES MAX
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: 1231
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS THERMOMETER/ MERCURY?/ PLASTIC PROTECTIVE TUBE

Dimensions

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

Length: 33.5 cm
Width: 1.4 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: Zeal
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1970's & 1980's
Canada: A THERMOMETER MADE IN ENGLAND BY A BRITISH COMPANY SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
Function: AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES THE HIGHEST OR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE BY MEANS OF ITS EFFECT ON A COLUMN OF MERCURY, THE TOP OF WHICH REMAINS FIXED AT THE HIGHEST POINT THAT THE COLUMN REACHES.
Technical: A SINGLE TUBE MAXIMUM THERMOMETER OF THE KIND USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE SINCE 1951; THIS EXAMPLE WAS MADE AFTER 1971 WHEN THE CANADIAN SERVICE BECAME AES (ATMOSPHERICENVIRONMENT SERVICE), & PROBABLY BEFORE 1975 WHEN BROADCAST OF TEMPERATURE IN CELSIUS BEGAN IN CANADA.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Black lettering on back reading 'ZEAL MADE IN ENGLAND AES MAX' & on front 'XF73' & '1231' with markings for -30 to +120 F.
Missing: From CA of 12/31/1993 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: CLEAR, COLOURLESS THERMOMETER TUBE WITH WHITE BACK/ CLEAR, BLUE PLASTIC CASE WITH WHITE ENDS
Decoration: N/A

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Zeal, G.H., Thermometer, between 1971–1975, Artifact no. 1987.0694, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0694.001/

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