Box, thermometer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SHIPPING
- DATE
- 1936–1956
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1991.0184.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD BOX WITH FOAM PADDING & CARDBOARD INSTRUCTIONCARD/ GLASS TUBE WITH METAL TUBE AT ONE END, CORK IN OTHER END, & METAL WIRE THROUGH PERFORATION AT BASE OF U
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 47.2 cm
- Width
- 12.9 cm
- Height
- 7.9 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
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
PADDED BOX FOR SHIPPING THERMOMETERS - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- TYPED LABEL READS 'CANADA-METEOROLOGICAL DIVISION-DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT/ SPECIAL SHIPPING BOX FOR THERMOMETERS/ This box is not to be discarded or destroyed. It must be preserved for the shipment of thermometers. Use is to return any defective thermometers on your station, otherwise return it empty right away to: Meterological Office, 260 Richmond St. W. Toronto 5, Ontario. Put in a slip with your station name on it. Whereever possible send instruments by express - avoid parcel post.'/ BLACK MARKER ON UNDERSIDEOF BOX READS: ''U' TUBE'
- Missing
- From CA of 01/26/1994 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
- Finish
- UNFINISHED WOOD/ CLEAR COLOURLESS GLASS/ METALLIC PARTS/ WHITE? PADDING
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Box, thermometer, between 1936–1956, Artifact no. 1991.0184, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1991.0184.001/
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