thermometer
Date1900-1940
Inventory Number1998-1-0344
ClassificationThermometer
Subject
Maker
Central Scientific Company
1889 - 2000
User
Department of Physics, Harvard University
founded 1884
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions30.8 x 0.5 cm (12 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
case: 35.7 x 1.9 cm (14 1/16 x 3/4 in.)
case: 35.7 x 1.9 cm (14 1/16 x 3/4 in.)
Material
Accessorieswooden case
DescriptionA long glass and mercury thermometer with an engraved scale in Celsius degrees between -10° and +110°C with a 1° precision.
Signedmarked on back of scale: Central Scientific Co. Chicago
FunctionA laboratory thermometer with a considerable range, from below the freezing point of water to above its boiling point.
ProvenanceFrom the Department of Physics, Harvard University.
Central Scientific Company
Date: 1930-1950
Accessories: red cardboard case
Object number: 1998-1-0342
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
Central Scientific Company
Date: 1900-1940
Accessories: wooden case
Object number: 1998-1-0998
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
Dr. H. Geissler, Nachfolger Franz Müller
Date: 1890-1920
Accessories: black cardboard case with red inner surface
Object number: 4404
Dr. H. Geissler, Nachfolger Franz Müller
Date: 1890-1920
Accessories: black cardboard case with marbled paper inner surface
Object number: 4407
German
Date: 1905-1915
Accessories: black cardboard case with red inner surface
Object number: 4403