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Glass-Fronted Thermometer Case, English, 18th Century

Inventory Number 55453


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.55453

Item type
Object
Provenance
According to label on back, this was an old thermometer, belonging to the Radcliffe Observatory.
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned and undated
Physical material
Mahogany?
Glass
Object type
Thermometer
Dimensions
Height: 490mm Width: 55mm Depth: 35mm Weight: 0.2kg
Inventory No
55453

Description

Mahogany case with hole at top for suspension on a wall, and with a glass front. 'HEAT' handwritten in chalk to side of case.