General Information

Serial #

7A798776

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

GLASS THERMOMETER/ MERCURY

Dimensions

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

Length

25.5 cm

Width

5.6 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

TAYLOR

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

FROM THERMOMETER COLLECTION OF R.C. JACOBSEN OF MSC (C. 1931- 1951). HE TOOK PART IN CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR EXPEDITION TO COPPERMINE, NWT (1932); WAS INVOLVEDIN DESIGN OF MSC RADIOSONDE IN 1930'S; DESIGNED METEO INSTRUMENTS FOR AIRCRAFT WHICH HE USED TO MAKE OBSERVATIONS OVER LAKE ONTARIO IN HIS OWN PLANE.

Function

INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE TEMPERATURE OF SOIL AT A DEPTH OF 2 INCHES, BY MEANS OF EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON COLUMN OF MERCURY IN GLASS.

Technical

SPECIALIZED THERMOMETER FOR MEASUREMENT OF SOIL TEMPERATURES. IT MEASURES SOIL TEMPERATURES AT DEPTH OF SEVERAL INCHES, WHILE SCALE IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE FOR READING.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED BROWN LETTERING ON BACK READING "Taylor [SCRIPT] ROCHESTER NY GAS FILLED 7A798776"/ INCISED BROWN SCALE MARKINGS ON FRONT FOR -40 TO +120 F./ HANDWRITTEN TAPE LABEL READS "-4.3"

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT THERMOMETER WITH WHITE BACK/ METALLIC BULB

Decoration

N/A