Thermometer

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OBJECT TYPE: mercury/rectal/Fahrenheit
DATE: 1920–1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0893.002

MANUFACTURER: Ingram & Bell Ltd.
MODEL: 1 Minute
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: 927564
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 4
AKA: rectal thermometer
Patents: N/A
General Description: Clear and white glass tube bears scale and other markings printed in red and black; silver mercury visible within tube.

Dimensions

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

Length: 10.6 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Instruments
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Ingram Bell
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Presumably used c. 1920s- 1960s; possibly also used later.
Canada: Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON. This item formerly belonged to Dr. H.B. Lane [1897- c. 1970s], who practiced in Toronto during the 1920s, and was on the staff of Toronto Western Hospital. [Ref.2]
Function: To measure internal body temperature via the rectum.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Scale range is 95 to 110, divided in increments of .2 and labelled at intervals of 5; arrow and full gradient line mark point at which human temperature is considered elevated [98.4 degrees] . Also marked on casing is " "RECTAL" 1 MINUTE / INGRAM & BELL LTD./ MADE IN ENGLAND". UHN catalogue no. "990.6.1a" printed by hand in black ink on bulb end.
Missing: None.
Finish: Clear and white glass tube bears scale and other markings printed in red and black; silver mercury visible within tube.
Decoration: N/A

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Ingram & Bell Ltd., Thermometer, circa 1920–1970, Artifact no. 2002.0893, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0893.002/

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