Maximum Mercury and Minimum Alcohol Thermometer by J.J. Griffin & Sons, 1880

Made:
1880 in London
maker:
J. J. Griffin & Sons
and
Daniel Rutherford
Rutherford maximum mercury and minimum alcohol thermometer on

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Rutherford maximum mercury and minimum alcohol thermometer on boxwood frame by J.J. Griffin and Sons, London, 1880.

Details

Category:
Heat
Object Number:
1880-23
Materials:
box (wood), glass, mercury, alcohol and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Measurements:
overall: 30 mm x 275 mm x 75 mm, , .235kg
type:
maximum & minimum thermometer (six type) and thermometer (mercury)
credit:
Fisons plc