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High Pressure Mercury Thermometer, by J.C. Cowlishaw Ltd., Manchester, Mid 20th Century

Inventory Number 93413


Item type
Object
Provenance
Transferred from the Department of Physical & Theoretical Chemistry, Oxford, in 2004, per Mr Philip Hurst. Specially made for James D. Lambert, of the Physical Chemistry Laboratory, ?probably in the 1940s.
Primary inscriptions
'J.C. Cowlishaw Ltd, University Works, Manchester' 'Quartz Glas D.R.G.M. No. 1056974'
Object type
Thermometer
Dimensions
Height: 23mm Width: 436mm Depth: 33mm Weight: 141g
Inventory No
93413
Accession Number
2004-7

Description

Long narrow case, covered with black leather, with copper alloy hardware and lined with purple velvet and satin. Contains a glass mercury thermometer.