Mercury-in-glass thermometer in cardboard case measuring in the range -20 to 360 degrees Centigrade

Made:
1850-1924
Mercury-in-glass thermometer in cardboard case measuring in the

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Mercury-in-glass thermometer in cardboard case measuring in the range -20 to 360 degrees Centigrade, made 1850-1924 (Wellcome No. B827).

Details

Category:
Heat
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1997-1732
Materials:
glass, mercury, cardboard, paper (fibre product) and balsa (wood)
Measurements:
overall (cardboard tube): 355 mm x 13 mm, 0.041kg
type:
mercury thermometer
credit:
Wellcome Trustees