thermometer
Date1920-1950
Inventory Number1998-1-0346
ClassificationThermometer
Subject
Maker
Nurnberg Thermometer Company
founded 1895
User
Department of Physics, Harvard University
founded 1884
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions30.3 x 0.6 cm (11 15/16 x 1/4 in.)
case: 42.2 x 1.9 cm (16 5/8 x 3/4 in.)
case: 42.2 x 1.9 cm (16 5/8 x 3/4 in.)
Material
Accessorieswooden case
DescriptionA glass thermometer with a mercury capillary, engraved with a scale in Celsius degrees from -20° to 50° and a precision of 0.5°. The scale is on a yellow background.
Signedon instrument: Eureka Nurnberg USA
Inscribedmarked on back: 76-mm, 9mm.
FunctionA laboratory thermometer.
ProvenanceFrom the Department of Physics, Harvard University.
Nurnberg Thermometer Company
Date: 1920-1940
Accessories: black cardboard case
Object number: 2008-1-0102
Nurnberg Thermometer Company
Date: 1920-1970
Accessories: black cardboard case
Object number: 1998-1-0227
Arthur H. Thomas Company
Date: 1900-1920
Accessories: black cardboard case with red inner lining
Object number: 4384
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: 1890-1910
Accessories: green cardboard case
Object number: 4389
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 marbled paper inner surface
Object number: 4407
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