thermometer
Date1900-1920
Inventory Number4384
ClassificationThermometer
Subject
Supplier
Arthur H. Thomas Company
1900-present
Owner
Theodore William Richards
1868 - 1928
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions0.5 x 14.9 cm (3/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
case: 18.1 x 1.2 cm (7 1/8 x 1/2 in.)
case: 18.1 x 1.2 cm (7 1/8 x 1/2 in.)
Material
Accessoriesblack cardboard case with red inner lining
DescriptionA thermometer consisting of a thin glass tube with a mercury capillary mounted inside a second glass tube with a milk glass scale calibrated from -10 to 50 degrees Celsius, with a precision of 2/10 of a degree. It has a little glass sphere on top to which a thread is tied. It is stored in a case.
Signedmarked on scale: ARTHUR H. THOMAS CO. PHILADELPHIA U.S.A.
FunctionA laboratory thermometer that can be submerged in liquids tied to a string.
Arthur H. Thomas Company
Date: 1900-1920
Accessories: black cardboard case with red inner surface
Object number: 4385
Arthur H. Thomas Company
Date: 1900-1920
Accessories: black cardboard case with red inner surface
Object number: 4388
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: 4404
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
Fritz Köhler
Date: 1900-1920
Accessories: black cylindrical cardboard case with red inner surface
Object number: 4435
Bender und Hobein
Date: 1900-1930
Accessories: black cylindrical cardboard case with red inner surface (top missing)
Object number: 4433
Dr. H. Geissler, Nachfolger Franz Müller
Date: 1890-1920
Accessories: black cardboard case with marbled paper inner surface
Object number: 4407