Thermometer

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OBJECT TYPE: MERCURY/MAXIMUM/FAHREN/MOUNTED
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0500.001

MANUFACTURER: Short & Mason
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: 40793
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD HOLDER WITH BRASS HANGERS & NON-FERROUS METAL PROTECTOR; GLASS SCALE & THERMOMETER TUBE; MERCURY

Dimensions

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

Length: 35.3 cm
Width: 8.6 cm
Height: 3.1 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Forestry
Category: Fire fighting
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Short Mason
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: FROM COLLECTION OF FORESTRY & FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT USED BY & ACQUIRED FROM PNFI. FOUNDED IN 1918, IT WASOLDEST CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING FORESTRY-RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT IN CANADA UNTIL IT CLOSED IN 1995. PNFI STUDIED GROWTH OF VARIOUS SPECIES & FOREST MANAGEMENT, PARTICULARLY FIRE PREVENTION & SUPPRESSION.
Function: INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES HIGHEST OR MAXIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE, BY MEANS OF ITS EFFECT ON COLUMN OF MERCURY, TOP OF WHICH REMAINS FIXED AT HIGHEST POINT COLUMN REACHES. THIS EXAMPLE WAS USED BY FORESTRY SERVICE.
Technical: BRITISH-MADE THERMOMETER USED BY CANADIAN FORESTRY SERVICE TO MONITOR ATMOSPHERIC-CLIMATIC CONDITIONS. SIMILAR THERMOMETERS WERE USED BY CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE BEFORE C.1940. THIS STYLE OF THERMOMETER IN EXISTENCE SINCE AT LEAST 1920'S & POSSIBLY EARLIER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: INCISED BLACK LETTERING ON SCALE READING "40793", "THE ONTARIO HUGHES-OWENS CO. LTD./ OTTAWA, CANADA/ MADE BY SHORT & MASON, LONDON. MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN", "MAXm" WITH MARKINGS FOR -40 TO +110 DEGREES F.; THERMOMETER TUBE SCALE MARKED IN BLACK, TUBE ALSO MARKED "40793"
Missing: .2 HINGES
Finish: WOOD STAINED LIGHT BROWN & COATED/ BLACK PAINTED PROTECTOR/ BRASS COLOURED HANGERS; WHITE SCALE/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT THERMOMETER WITH WHITE BACK & METALLIC BULB
Decoration: N/A

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