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Bath Thermometer, English or Scottish?, Late 19th Century

Inventory Number 60332

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.60332

Item type
Object
Provenance
Purchased.
Primary inscriptions
"Dr FORBES\SPECIFICATIONS" [printed on paper scale].
Physical material
Wood
Glass
Paper
Mercury
Object type
Thermometer
Dimensions
Height: 247mm Width: 29mm Depth: 23mm Weight: 64g
Inventory No
60332
Accession Number
1993-20

Description

Mercury thermometer secured in a wooden cage. Scale up to 120 F with at side printed in red: HOT, WARM, TEPID, TEMP, COOL, COLD BATH, FREEZING printed on paper inside thermometer.

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