THERMOMETER
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- BATH THERMOMETER
- Date Range From
- 1980
- Date Range To
- 1990
- Materials
- WOOD, GLASS, MERCURY
- Catalogue Number
- P19960116038
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- BATH THERMOMETER
- Date Range From
- 1980
- Date Range To
- 1990
- Materials
- WOOD, GLASS, MERCURY
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 2.8
- Length
- 31.1
- Width
- 2.9
- Description
- LIGHT UNFINISHED WOOD FRAME WITH GLASS TUBE THERMOMETER INSIDE. WOOD FRAME IS SQUARE LENGTH OF WOOD WITH CENTER HOLLOWED AND ONE END ROUNDED THAT HAS ELLIPTICAL HANDLE. HANDLE HAS ROUND CAP SHAPED END AND SINGLE HOLE DRILLED THROUGH IT. BODY OF WOOD FRAME HAS OVAL SHAPED OPENINGS ON BOTH SIDES AND SINGLE HOLE IN BOTTOM FOR ACCESS TO MERCURY BULB. GLASS TUBE IS CLEAR WITH PAPER CARD INSIDE WHICH HAS THERMOMETER FASTENED TO IT. THERMOMETER IS IN FARENHEIT ONLY. PAPER CARD HAS GRADUATED SCALE WITH RED INDICATOR LETTERS. ON BACK OF CARD IS LEGEND WHICH READS "A HOT BATH B WARM BATH C TEPID BATH D TEMPERATE BATH E COOL BATH F COLD BATH". ALSO READS "NO. 2867-2055 BATH THERMOMETER DR. FORBES SPECIFICATIONS" AND "GRAFCO MADE IN U.S.A.". FLAT END OF WOOD FRAME HAS CORK STOPPER. HAND-PRINTED IN BLACK MARKER ON ONE SIDE OF FRAME IS "NURSERY", BUT WORD HAS BEEN PARTIALLY WORN OFF.
- Subjects
- MEDICAL & DENTAL T&E
- Historical Association
- HEALTH SERVICES
- History
- THERMOMETER WAS REMOVED FROM THE NURSERY OF ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL BEFORE THE HOSPITAL WAS DEMOLISHED IN 1996. FOR MORE HISTORY ON THE HOSPITAL SEE P19960116001-GA.
- Catalogue Number
- P19960116038
- Acquisition Date
- 1996-01
- Collection
- Museum
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