Thermometer

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OBJECT TYPE: MERCURY/MAXIMUM/FAHREN/UNMOUNTED
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0668.001

MANUFACTURER: Negretti & Zambra
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: 166544
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS TUBE/ MERCURY

Dimensions

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

Length: 32.6 cm
Width: 1.1 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: Negretti Zambra
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES THE HIGHEST OR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE BY MEANS OF A COLUMN OF MERCURY, THE TOP OF WHICH REMAINS FIXED AT THE HIGHEST POINT THE MERCURY REACHES.
Technical: AN UNUSUAL THERMOMETER IN THE COLLECTION, A SINGLE TUBE MAXIMUM THERMOMETER WITH A SPHERICAL BULB RATHER THAN THE CYLINDRICAL ONE USUAL WITH SHEATHLESS THERMOMETERS, & THE OPPOSITE END POINTED INSTEAD OF FLAT LIKE MOST OTHER NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA THERMOMETERS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Black lettering on back reading'Negretti & Zambra's Patent, London 16 6544', with mfr.'s logo & Kew Observatory logo consisting of 'KO13' superimposed/ black markings on front for -10 to +210
Missing: From CA of 12/23/1993 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: CLEAR, COLOURLESS TUBE WITH WHITE BACK/ METALLIC BULB
Decoration: N/A

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Negretti & Zambra, Thermometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.0668, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1987.0668.001/

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