thermometer
Datecirca 1920
Inventory NumberDW0636
ClassificationThermometer
Subject
Supplier
Palo Company
fl. 1910 - 1940
User
Department of Geology and Geography, Harvard University
1890 - 1961
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions0.5 x 38.2 x 0.5 cm (3/16 x 15 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
case: 2 x 40 x 2 cm (13/16 x 15 3/4 x 13/16 in.)
case: 2 x 40 x 2 cm (13/16 x 15 3/4 x 13/16 in.)
Material
Accessoriesbrass casing
DescriptionA thermometer consisting of a glass tube with a mercury capillary, marked with a scale on a white background that goes from -3 to 50 degrees Celsius. Its mercury bulb is cylindrical and it has a small glass ring on the end opposite the mercury bulb.
Signedon instrument: PALO Company New York
Inscribedmarked: Germany
FunctionA laboratory thermometer, with a range that could be somewhat useful in meteorology.
ProvenanceDavid Wheatland purchased from the Harvard Geography Building (Institute of Geographical Exploration), February 1959.
Palo Company
Date: 1910-1920
Accessories: black cardboard case with dotted inner case
Object number: 4391
Palo Company
Date: 1910-1920
Accessories: black cardboard case with red inner surface with label "50°C in 1/5°"
Object number: 4382
Palo Company
Date: 1910-1920
Accessories: black cardboard case with red inner surface
Object number: 4383
Baudin
Date: circa 1900
Accessories: cylindrical brass case
Object number: 4423
Baudin
Date: circa 1876
Accessories: cylindrical brass case with square flange near top
Object number: 4426
Central Scientific Company
Date: 1900-1940
Accessories: wooden case
Object number: 1998-1-0221
Central Scientific Company
Date: 1900-1940
Accessories: wooden case; string for hanging
Object number: 1998-1-0345
Central Scientific Company
Date: 1900-1940
Accessories: wooden case
Object number: 1998-1-0347
