Case, instrument

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OBJECT TYPE: thermometer
DATE: 1985
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0007.002

MANUFACTURER: SPIRIDION SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Llantrisant, Wales

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Wood case with a brass handle and fabric padding

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.5 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Height: 43.0 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: SPIRIDION
Country: Wales
State/Province: Unknown
City: Llantrisant

Context

Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PURCHASED NEW
Canada: NONE - FLORENTINE THERMOMETERMADE IN WALES.
Function: A case to safely store and transport a thermometer when not in use.
Technical: REPLICA OF THERMOMETER IN SCIENCE MUSEUM IN LONDON, WHICH WAS MADE C. 1657 FOR ACCADEMIA DEL CIMENTO IN FLORENCE BY ITS GLASS BLOWER GONFIA. THIS WAS ONE OF FIRST THERMOMETERS WITH SCALE & WAS VERY SENSITIVE, BUT ITS ACCURACY WAS LOW BECAUSE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE ALSO AFFECTS HEIGHT OF FLUID IN TUBE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Stamped into the wood on the proper back: "008/ 1985"/ On the inside of the back panel: "008"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Medium brown wood case with a polished brass-coloured handle and green fabric padding on the inside.
Decoration: N/A

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SPIRIDION SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, Case, instrument, 1985, Artifact no. 1993.0007, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1993.0007.002/

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