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THERMOMETER

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Material Type
Artifact
Date Range From
1940
Date Range To
1950
Materials
WOOD, GLASS, STEEL
Catalogue Number
P19970041191
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Material Type
Artifact
Date Range From
1940
Date Range To
1950
Materials
WOOD, GLASS, STEEL
No. Pieces
1
Height
1.5
Length
19.6
Width
5.6
Description
RECTANGULAR WOOD PLAQUE WITH BEVELED EDGES HAS STEEL FACE WITH FAHRENHEIT SCALE ON IT AND A GLASS VIAL. VIAL IS CRACKED AT 64 DEGREES. PAPER CHART TAPED TO BACK SHOWS CELCIUS-FAHRENHEIT CONVERSION SCALE.
Subjects
THERMAL T&E
Historical Association
DOMESTIC
History
THERMOMETER WAS FOUND AMONG OFFICE THINGS OF G.G. NAKAYAMA, (DONOR'S FATHER). REV. NAKAYAMA AND HIS FAMILY MOVED TO COALDALE IN 1945 AFTER BEING RELOCATED FROM VANCOUVER IN 1942 TO SLOCAN CITY IN THE INTERIOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. AT COALDALE HE FOUNDED THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION WHERE HE WAS RECTOR FROM 1945 TO 1970. SEE RECORD P19970041001 FOR EXPANDED BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION AND PERMANENT FILE FOR FURTHER HISTORY.
Catalogue Number
P19970041191
Acquisition Date
1997-01
Collection
Museum
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