thermometer
Date1920-1970
Inventory Number1998-1-0227
ClassificationThermometer
Subject
Attributed to
Nurnberg Thermometer Company
founded 1895
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions47.8 x 0.7 cm (18 13/16 x 1/4 in.)
case: 51.8 x 1.4 cm (20 3/8 x 9/16 in.)
case: 51.8 x 1.4 cm (20 3/8 x 9/16 in.)
Material
Accessoriesblack cardboard case
DescriptionA long thermometer made of a glass tube with a metal bulb filled with mercury at its bottom, connected to a thin capillary inside the tube.
Signedunsigned
FunctionIt's a standard thermometer for determining the temperature of liquids. Can be hung by a string tied to the small hoop at the top end of the tube.
ProvenanceTransferred to CHSI from the Department of Physics, Harvard University, 1981.
Nurnberg Thermometer Company
Date: 1920-1940
Accessories: black cardboard case
Object number: 2008-1-0102
Nurnberg Thermometer Company
Date: 1920-1950
Accessories: wooden case
Object number: 1998-1-0346
Standard Thermometer Company
Date: 1885-1920
Object number: 1997-1-1277
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: 1890-1920
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
German
Date: 1890-1920
Accessories: black cardboard case with red inner surface
Object number: 4398
Taylor Instrument Companies
Date: 1910-1930
Object number: 1998-1-1410