Thermometer
- Object Name:
- Thermometer
- Object ID:
- 1993.039.17.01
- Creator:
- Dr. Forbes -- Manufacturer
- Date:
- 1875-1885
- Description:
- Thermometer in frame, Dr. Forbes. Glass, wood, paper, mercury. Glass thermometer encased in a wooden frame. Thermometer is tube with bulb; mercury in bulb and paper label in tube. Paper label: "DR. FORBES SPECIFICATION", Fahrenheit scale from 10 to 120, by 10s, scale of water temperatures from "HOT WATER" to "FREEZING". Wooden frame is square in cross-section, with cut-away sections to view scales and mercury. Finial on top. Removable cork stopper in bottom. 10" long, 1.25" wide.
- Material:
- Glass
Wood
Paper
Mercury - Dimensions:
- W-1.25 L-10 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
- Subjects:
- Medical equipment & supplies, Thermometers
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