Thermometer
- Object Name:
- Thermometer
- Object ID:
- 1993.039.13.02
- Creator:
- Wilder, Charles (1836-1900) -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- Peterborough, NH
- Date:
- 1865-1880
- Description:
- Thermometer, underarm, in leather case. Dates: c.1865 (thermometer), c.1880 (case). (NHMS 29)
1. Case. Brown leather, tooled. Lined with white silk and purple velvet. Embossed "Dr. Geo. A. Hubbard". 5.8" long, 1.9"wide, 1" high.
2. Thermometer. Curved glass tube with mercury at end. Attached with brass screws to ivory plate. Marked in 1 degree increments from 80 to 110 degrees. Two holes near top. Reverse of ivory stamped "C. WILDER / PETERBORO, / N.H." 5.5" long. - Material:
- Glass
Metal
Skeletal
Leather
Textile
Mercury
Silk
Brass
Ivory
Velv - Dimensions:
- H-1 W-5.75 D-1.875 inches
- Provenance:
- From the object collection of the New Hampshire Medical Society, including medicine bottles, doctor's kits, and other medical equipment used in New Hampshire, 18th through 20th century.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of New Hampshire Medical Society
- People:
- Wilder, Charles (1836-1900)
- Subjects:
- Medical equipment & supplies, Thermometers
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