General Information

Serial #

T295584

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

GLASS THERMOMETER/ MERCURY

Dimensions

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

Length

31.2 cm

Width

N/A

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

HB

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Philadelphia

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

FROM THERMOMETER COLLECTION OF R.C. JACOBSEN OF MSC (C. 1931- 1951). HE TOOK PART IN CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR EXPEDITION TO COPPERMINE, NWT (1932); WAS INVOLVED IN DESIGN OF MSC RADIOSONDE IN 1930'S; DESIGNED METEO INSTRUMENTS FOR AIRCRAFT WHICH HE USED TO MAKE OBSERVATIONS OVER LAKE ONTARIOIN HIS OWN PLANE.

Function

INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE NARROW RANGE OF TEMPERATURE OF LIQUID IN WHICH IT IS IMMERSED, BY MEANS OF EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON COLUMN OF MERCURY IN GLASS.

Technical

HEAVY SINGLE TUBE YELLOW BACKED CELSIUS THERMOMETER FOR IMMERSION IN LIQUIDS, WITH RANGE LIMITED TO 79 TO 82 DEGREES C. & 50 MM IMMERSION MARK. MADE BY AMERICAN MFR.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED BLACK LETTERING READING "50 IMM" WITH MFR.'S LOGO & "T295584"/ INCISED BLACK SCALE MARKINGS FOR +79 TO +82 C.

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT THERMOMETER WITH YELLOW BACK/ METALLIC BULB

Decoration

N/A