thermometer
Date1890-1920
Inventory Number4404
ClassificationThermometer
Subject
Maker
Dr. H. Geissler, Nachfolger Franz Müller
fl. 1879 - 1920s
Owner
Theodore William Richards
1868 - 1928
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions1.1 x 61.5 cm (7/16 x 24 3/16 in.)
case: 62.4 x 2.2 cm (24 9/16 x 7/8 in.)
case: 62.4 x 2.2 cm (24 9/16 x 7/8 in.)
Material
Accessoriesblack cardboard case with red inner surface
DescriptionA glass thermometer with a mercury capillary and a milk glass scale calibrated from -11 to 110 degrees Celsius, with a precision of 1/10 of a degree. It has a small glass ring on the end opposite the mercury bulb.
Signedmarked on scale, script: Dr. H. Geissler Nachf Frz. Müller in Bonn
FunctionA laboratory thermometer with a relatively broad range encompassing from below the freezing point of water to above its boiling point, while still retaining a very high precision of 1/10 of a degree.
Dr. H. Geissler, Nachfolger Franz Müller
Date: 1890-1910
Accessories: black cardboard case with red inner surface
Object number: 4381
Dr. H. Geissler, Nachfolger Franz Müller
Date: 1890-1920
Accessories: black cardboard case with red inner surface
Object number: 4397
Dr. H. Geissler, Nachfolger Franz Müller
Date: 1890-1920
Accessories: brass cap with knob at top; black cardboard case with red inner surface
Object number: 4400
Dr. H. Geissler, Nachfolger Franz Müller
Date: 1890-1920
Accessories: black cardboard case with green inner surface
Object number: 4399
Dr. H. Geissler, Nachfolger Franz Müller
Date: 1890-1920
Accessories: black cardboard case with marbled paper inner surface
Object number: 4407
Dr. H. Geissler, Nachfolger Franz Müller
Date: 1890-1920
Accessories: navy blue cardboard case with red inner surface
Object number: 4395
Dr. H. Geissler, Nachfolger Franz Müller
Date: 1890-1910
Accessories: green cardboard case
Object number: 4389
Dr. H. Geissler, Nachfolger Franz Müller
Date: 1890-1920
Accessories: hinged black case with violet velvet lining
Object number: 4428
Dr. H. Geissler, Nachfolger Franz Müller
Date: 1890-1920
Accessories: wooden cylindrical case
Object number: 4975
Dr. H. Geissler, Nachfolger Franz Müller
Date: 1890-1920
Accessories: wooden case
Object number: 4411
Dr. H. Geissler, Nachfolger Franz Müller
Date: 1890-1920
Accessories: brown and green mottled case with missing top
Object number: 1998-1-0737
Dr. H. Geissler, Nachfolger Franz Müller
Date: 1880-1900
Accessories: tubular cardboard case
Object number: DW0637