General Information

Serial #

8

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

GLASS THERMOMETER CONTAINING ALCOHOL/ WOOD BOX WITH METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length

9.3 cm

Width

9.3 cm

Height

38.0 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

AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURE AIR TEMPERATURE FROM APPROXIMATELY 0 TO 40 DEGREES C. BY MEANS OF THE EXPANSION OF ALCOHOL IN A GLASS TUBE. IN REALITY, ITIS ONLY USEFUL TO SHOW TEMPERATURE CHANGES FROM SUCH THINGS AS BODY HEAT.

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

ETCHED MAKER'S TRADEMARK & SERIAL NO. '008' ON BASE/ PAINTED BLACK & WHITE DOTS FORM DIVISIONS OF SCALE ON TUBING.

Missing

NONE From CA of 12/22/1993 by Tony Missio: No - Complete

Finish

COULOURLESS, TRANSPARENT GLASS/ RED DYED ALCOHOL/ BROWN WOOD WITH BRASS COLOURED HARDWARE

Decoration

BULBS & SUPPORTING GLASS TUBING MADE WITH DECORATIVE CURVES & TIPS.