thermometer
Date1910-1920
Inventory Number4391
ClassificationThermometer
Subject
Supplier
Palo Company
fl. 1910 - 1940
Owner
Theodore William Richards
1868 - 1928
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions0.5 x 38 cm, 0.2 lb. (3/16 x 14 15/16 in., 0.1 kg)
case: 40.3 x 2 cm (15 7/8 x 13/16 in.)
case: 40.3 x 2 cm (15 7/8 x 13/16 in.)
Material
Accessoriesblack cardboard case with dotted inner case
DescriptionA thermometer consisting of a glass tube with a mercury capillary, marked with a scale going from -3°C to 5°C, with a precision of 1/10 degree, and with a white stripe on its back. It has a small glass ring on the end opposite the mercury bulb. It is stored in a case.
Signedmarked: PALO Company New York
Inscribedsticker on case: Maximum Thermo. Reads about 2° too high
marked: Germany
Curatorial RemarksCase may not be original unless this is a maximum thermometer, which is unlikely.
FunctionA very precise and narrow ranged thermometer for laboratory use.
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
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 marbled paper inner surface
Object number: 4407
American
Date: 1890-1920
Accessories: in black cardboard case with red inner surface
Object number: 4386
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
German
Date: 1890-1920
Accessories: black cardboard case with red inner surface
Object number: 4398