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Decorative mercury-in-glass thermometer mounted on the tip of a tusk, on a wooden base, for domestic use, scaled 20 to 114°F and -6 to 45°C, 1840-1900.
Details
- Category:
- Heat
- Object Number:
- 1989-264
- Materials:
- wooden and velvet base, ivory or bone, glass, mercury and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Measurements:
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overall: 217 mm x 76 mm x 76 mm, , .35kg
- type:
- thermometer (mercury)
- credit:
- Christie's South Kensington Limited
