Thermometer

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OBJECT TYPE: SPIRIT/MINIMUM/FAHREN/MOUNTED
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0704.001

MANUFACTURER: TAYLOR
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL HOLDER/ GLASS THERMOMETER/ ALCOHOL

Dimensions

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

Length: 30.5 cm
Width: 2.3 cm
Height: 1.1 cm
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: TAYLOR
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rochester

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES THE LOWEST OR MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE BY MEANS OF A CONICAL GLASS INDEX WHICH REMAINS FIXED IN A COLUMN OF ALCOHOL AT THE LOWEST POINT TO WHICH THE LIQUID DROPS.
Technical: AN AMERICAN MADE THERMOMETER IN A FLAT GROOVED METAL PLATE TYPE HOLDER SIMILAR TO THE CHARACTERISTIC AMERICAN STYLE OF THERMOMETER & HOLDER OF THE 1940'S.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Incised lettering on holder reading 'Taylor ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A.' & 'MINIMUM' & marked for -60 to +100 F, with '80' on back/ thermometer marked for -60 to +100 F.
Missing: From CA of 12/23/1993 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: PLATED METAL/ CLEAR, COLOURLESS GLASS WITH WHITE BACK
Decoration: N/A

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TAYLOR, Thermometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.0704, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0704.001/

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