Thermometer

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OBJECT TYPE: MERCURY/MAXIMUM/FAHREN/MOUNTED
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0940.001

MANUFACTURER: Short & Mason
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: 74681/58
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD HOLDER WITH NON-FERROUS METAL (BRASS?) HANGERS & PROTECTOR/ GLASS SCALE & THERMOMETER TUBE/ MERCURY

Dimensions

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

Length: 35.2 cm
Width: 8.8 cm
Height: 3.1 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Forestry
Category: Silviculture
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Short Mason
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: A BRITISH-MADE THERMOMETER USED BY THE CANADIAN FORESTRY SERVICE TO MONITOR ATMOSPHERIC-CLIMATIC CONDITIONS. SIMILAR THERMOMETERS WERE USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE BEFORE C. 1940.
Function: AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES THE HIGHEST OR MAXIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE, BY MEANS OF ITS EFFECT ON A COLUMN OF MERCURY, THE TOP OF WHICH REMAINS FIXED AT THE HIGHEST POINT THE COLUMN REACHES.
Technical: A STYLE OF THERMOMETER IN EXISTENCE SINCE AT LEAST THE 1920'S & POSSIBLY EARLIER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED BLACK LETTERING ON SCALE READING 'MAXM', 'SHORT & MASON/ LONDON/ MADE IN ENGLAND', '74681/58' & MARKINGS FOR -40 TO +110 DEGREES F./ BLACK MARKINGS ON TUBE FOR SCALE & READING '74681/58 F'
Missing: N/A
Finish: UNFINISHED WOOD/ BLACK PAINTED PROTECTOR/ BRASS COLOURED HANGERS/ WHITE SCALE/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT THERMOMETER WITH WHITE BACK & METALLIC BULB
Decoration: N/A

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