Fahrenheit dairy thermometer

Made:
1891

Fahrenheit dairy thermometer, in case, German, after 1891

Details

Category:
Nutrition & Food Technology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A100421
Materials:
case, wood, thermometer, glass, mercury and scale, paper
Measurements:
thermometer: length 209 mm
thermometer: diameter 14 mm
case: length 248 mm
case: diameter 21 mm
type:
thermometers
credit:
Taylor, Francis

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