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Electrical Thermometer, by Elliott Brothers, 20th Century

Inventory Number 12919


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.12919

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Marconi Corporation in 2003.
Primary inscriptions
ELLIOTT' 'M701141O0 / 2B / ELLIOTT ERMETO NOS2919S' ' SVC' stamped on base.
Other inscriptions
White adhesive label attached with '1661' handwritten on it.
Physical material
Metal
plastic
Object type
Electronic instrument
Dimensions
Height: 595mm Width: 74mm Depth: 105mm Weight: 1.4kg
Inventory No
12919
Accession Number
2003-11

Description

Electrical thermometer - metal rod with mount at top which opens to reveal a plastic disc with positive and negative terminals.