thermometer
Date1910-1920
Inventory Number4390
ClassificationThermometer
Subject
Supplier
Palo Company
fl. 1910 - 1940
Owner
Theodore William Richards
1868 - 1928
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions0.6 x 41.9 cm (1/4 x 16 1/2 in.)
case: 43.2 x 1.6 cm (17 x 5/8 in.)
case: 43.2 x 1.6 cm (17 x 5/8 in.)
Material
Accessoriespink cardboard case
DescriptionA thermometer consisting of a long, thin glass tube with a mercury capillary, marked with a scale going from -20°C to 550°C, with a precision of 1 degree, and with a white stripe on its back. It is stored in a case.
Signedmarked on back: PALO CO N.Y.
Inscribedmarked: GERMANY
FunctionA thermometer with a very broad range and at the same time considerable precision. Could be used to check the temperature of substances much hotter than the boiling point of water.
Palo Company
Date: 1910-1920
Accessories: black cardboard case with dotted inner case
Object number: 4391
Palo Company
Date: 1910-1920
Accessories: black cardboard case with red inner surface with label "50°C in 1/5°"
Object number: 4382
Palo Company
Date: 1910-1920
Accessories: black cardboard case with red inner surface
Object number: 4383
Dr. H. Geissler, Nachfolger Franz Müller
Date: 1890-1910
Accessories: green cardboard case
Object number: 4389
German
Date: 1890-1915
Accessories: black cardboard case with pink inner surface, metal cylindrical case outside
Object number: 4427
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: 1890-1920
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 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
