Mercury-in-glass thermometer in wooden case

Made:: 1850-1924 in Europe

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Mercury-in-glass thermometer in wooden case
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Mercury-in-glass thermometer in wooden case, by Townson & Mercer Limited, London, measuring in the range 0 to 50 degrees Centigrade, made 1850-1924 (Wellcome No. B813).

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Category:: Heat

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: 1997-1738

Materials:: mercury, glass, box (wood) and paper (fibre product)

Measurements:: overall: 325 mm x 15 mm, 0.052kg

type:: mercury thermometer

credit:: Wellcome Trustees

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Mercury-in-glass thermometer in wooden case

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