Thermometer

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OBJECT TYPE: SPIRIT/MINIMUM/FAHREN/MOUNTED
DATE: 1930–1951
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0113.001

MANUFACTURER: Short & Mason
MODEL: MSC MIN 2
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: 50533/39
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL HOLDER/ GLASS THERMOMETER TUBES & INDEX/ ALCOHOL

Dimensions

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

Length: 38.3 cm
Width: 4.8 cm
Height: 2.4 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: Short Mason
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1930's? & 1940'S
Canada: A THERMOMETER MADE BY A BRITISH COMPANY IN ENGLAND, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CANADIANMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. THIS IS THE ONLY EXAMPLE OF A SHORT & MASON THERMOMETER IN THE AES COLLECTION.
Function: INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES LOWEST OR MINIMUM TEMPERATURE BY MEANS OF A CONICAL GLASS INDEX WHICH REMAINS FIXED IN A COLUMN OF ALCOHOL AT LOWEST POINT TO WHICH LIQUID DROPS.
Technical: A DOUBLE TUBE OR SHEATHED MINIMUM THERMOMETER WITH A SPHERICAL BULB, OF THE KIND USED BY THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE BEFORE 1951, AFTER WHICH SHEATHLESS THERMOMETERS WERE USED. THE DOUBLE TUBE SERVED TO PROTECT THE SCALE FROM WEATHERING.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK LETTERING ON THERMOMETER BACK READS 'MSC MIN 2 THE ONTARIO HUGHES OWENS CO. LTD. OTTAWA CANADA' & IN SCRIPT 'Made by Short & Mason London Made in England 50533/39'/ BLACK SCALE CALIBRATED FOR -80 TO +110 F./ ETCHED LETTERING ON OUTER TUBE POSSIBLY READS 'NPL [SUPERIMPOSED] S39'
Missing: From CA of 12/24/1993 by Tony Missio: Yes - missing straps to hold thermometer to holder
Finish: METALLIC HOLDER/ COLOURLESS, TRANSPARENT THERMOMETER TUBES WITH WHITE BACKED INNER TUBE/ BLUE INDEX
Decoration: N/A

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Short & Mason, Thermometer, between 1930–1951, Artifact no. 1991.0113, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1991.0113.001/

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