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Alcohol-in-glass thermometer in wooden case with matching hinged wooden cover, scaled 0 to 50 (possibly degrees Reaumur), unsigned, Italian(?), 1700-1799. Marked with indistinct markings one reading `Torino 1702' possibly indicating maximum temperature in Turin in that year.
Details
- Category:
- Heat
- Object Number:
- 1994-1246
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), glass, alcohol, paint and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Measurements:
-
overall: .12kg
overall (open): 13 mm x 80 mm x 345 mm,
overall (closed): 21 mm x 40 mm x 345 mm,
- type:
- alcohol thermometer
- credit:
- Christie's South Kensington Limited
