Thermometer

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OBJECT TYPE: MERCURY/SEA SURFACE/FAHREN
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0721.001

MANUFACTURER: PALMER
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL SLEEVE/ GLASS THERMOMETER/ MERCURY?

Dimensions

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

Length: 32.1 cm
Width: 1.0 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: PALMER
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: +/- 1952
Canada: AN AMERICAN MADE THERMOMETER IN A CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE SEA SURFACE CASE.
Function: AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE BY MEANS OF ITS EFFECT ON A COLUMN OF MERCURY IN GLASS, USED SPECIFICALLY TO DETERMINE THE TEMPERATURE OF A BUCKET OF SEA WATER HAULED ONTO THE DECK OF A SHIP.
Technical: A MERCURY THERMOMETER IN AN ARMOURED THERMOMETER CASE, USED C. 1952 TO MEASURE THE TEMPERATURE OF SEA WATER DRAWN IN BUCKETS, THE METHOD OF SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT EMPLOYED AT THAT TIME.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Black lettering on thermometer back reading 'PALMER U.S.A.' and marked for -30 to +120 F. on front.
Missing: From CA of 12/30/1993 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: PLATED SLEEVE/ CLEAR, COLOURLESS GLASS TUBE WITH WHITE BACK/ METALLIC BULB
Decoration: N/A

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PALMER, Thermometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.0721, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1987.0721.001/

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