General Information

Serial #

7A833675

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

GLASS THERMOMETER/ MERCURY/ CARDBOARD CASE

Dimensions

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

Length

34.0 cm

Width

2.0 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

TAYLOR

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

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 ONTARIO INHIS OWN PLANE.

Function

INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE TEMPERATURE BY MEANS OF ITS EFFECT ON COLUMN OF MERCURY IN GLASS.

Technical

GAS FILLED MERCURY THERMOMETER BY AMERICAN MFR., WITH CYLINDRICAL BULB & OPPOSITE END TERMINATING IN SMALL GLASS CIRCLE FOR SUSPENSION.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED RED-BROWN LETTERING ON BACK READING "Taylor Rochester NY Gas Filled [SCRIPT] 7A833675"/ INCISED RED-BROWN SCALE MARKINGS ON FRONT FOR -40 TO +120 F./ HANDWRITTEN TAPE LABEL READS "FP.05/ LOW"/ BLACK LETTERING ON CASE LABEL READS "Taylor Instrument Companies/ Rochester, N.Y." [SCRIPT] & "Taylor [SCRIPT]/ ETCHED STEM/ THERMOMETER" WITH HANDWRITTEN "NO. 7A833675/ Property JACOBSEN/ FP 0.5 LOW/ LENGTH 12'/ RANGE -40 to +110 F." WITH INSTRUCTIONS/ HANDWRITTEN "R.C.J." ON CASE

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT THERMOMETER WITH WHITE BACK, YELLOW PAINTED END/ METALLIC BULB/ NATURAL CARDBOARD WITH YELLOW LABEL

Decoration

N/A