thermometer
Date1900-1940
Inventory Number1998-1-0345
ClassificationThermometer
Subject
Maker
Central Scientific Company
1889 - 2000
User
Department of Physics, Harvard University
founded 1884
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions40.9 x 0.8 cm (16 1/8 x 5/16 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; string for hanging
DescriptionA thermometer consisting of a long thin glass tube with a mercury capillary ending in a cylindrical mercury bulb. It is graduated with a scale in Celsius degrees going from 0 to 50 degrees. The temperatures that are multiples of 10 are marked in red. It has a small ring at the end opposite the mercury bulb currently tied to a string.
Signedon back in red: CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC CO
Curatorial RemarksSimilar to 1998-1-0321 but with a string tied to a glass ring.
FunctionA laboratory thermometer.
ProvenanceFrom the Department of Physics, Harvard University.
Central Scientific Company
Date: 1900-1940
Accessories: wooden case
Object number: 1998-1-0221
Central Scientific Company
Date: 1900-1940
Accessories: wooden case
Object number: 1998-1-0347
Central Scientific Company
Date: 1900-1940
Accessories: wooden case
Object number: 1998-1-0998
Edward N. Kent
Date: 1880-1890
Accessories: marbled cardboard case
Object number: 4408
Baudin
Date: circa 1903
Accessories: metal case
Object number: 4436
Central Scientific Company
Date: 1920-1950
Accessories: brass case
Object number: 1998-1-0990
Central Scientific Company
Date: 1900-1940
Accessories: brass case
Object number: 1998-1-0997
