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thermometer (broken)
thermometer (broken)

thermometer (broken)

Date1890-1920
Inventory Number1998-1-1276
ClassificationThermometer
Subject
    Maker James J. Hicks fl. 1874 - 1952
    Cultural Region
      Place of Origin
        Dimensions49.6 x 0.5 x 2.3 cm (19 1/2 x 3/16 x 7/8 in.)
        storage: 2.2 x 50.9 x 3.2 cm (7/8 x 20 1/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
        Material
          DescriptionA thermometer consisting of a glass tube with mercury capillary, mounted on a metal plate with an engraved scale. The range of the thermometer is 0 to 225 degrees (most likely Fahrenheit).

          The thermometer is broken and its bottom half is missing.
          Signedstamped on plate: J. HICKS 8, 9, & 10 HATTON GARDEN LONDON
          Inscribedon top of plate: STANDARD sideways on plate: Verified No. 766523
          FunctionThe thermometer seems to be mounted for meteorology, but its range is relatively wide for that purpose, going beyond the boiling point of water.
          horizontal minimum thermometer on wooden frame
          horizontal minimum thermometer on wooden frame
          James J. Hicks
          Date: circa 1885
          Object number: 1998-1-1279b
          horizontal maximum thermometer on wooden frame
          horizontal maximum thermometer on wooden frame
          James J. Hicks
          Date: circa 1885
          Object number: 1998-1-1279a
          black bulb thermometer
          black bulb thermometer
          James J. Hicks
          Date: 1880-1900
          Object number: 1998-1-1273
          recording barometer
          recording barometer
          James J. Hicks
          Date: late 19th-mid 20th Century
          Object number: 1998-1-0851
          minimum thermometer
          minimum thermometer
          Henry J. Green
          Date: 1890-1910
          Object number: 1998-1-1255
          thermometer, perhaps maximum?
          thermometer, perhaps maximum?
          J. S. F. Huddleston
          Date: 1840-1860
          Object number: 1998-1-1290
          meteorological thermometer
          meteorological thermometer
          Henry J. Green
          Date: 1885-1910
          Object number: DW0631
          thermometer, probably minimum
          thermometer, probably minimum
          Henry J. Green
          Date: 1885-1910
          Object number: 1998-1-1280
          minimum thermometer
          minimum thermometer
          Henry J. Green
          Date: 1890-1910
          Accessories: cardboard box
          Object number: 1998-1-1271b
          black bulb thermometer
          black bulb thermometer
          Henry J. Green
          Date: circa 1900
          Object number: 1998-1-1251
          meteorological thermometer
          meteorological thermometer
          Henry J. Green
          Date: 1885-1910
          Object number: 1998-1-1249
          maximum thermometer
          maximum thermometer
          Henry J. Green
          Date: 1890-1910
          Accessories: cardboard box
          Object number: 1998-1-1271a