Sentinel Thermometer

Object/Artifact

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Goulbourn Museum

Name/Title

Sentinel Thermometer

Entry/Object ID

991.7.2a-d

Description

The "Sentinel" Oral Fever thermometer (991.7.2a) with box (991.7.2b), case (991.7.2c). and certificate (991.7.2d). a) One triangular glass tube with a metal cap on the bottom. On the tube are lines marking the temperature in Fahrenheit in colours red and blue. There is an inscription of 73179 Sentinel B-D Rutherford N J. b) One Clear round plastic tube with two black plastic caps on both ends of the tube and a metal strip wrapped around the tube near one of the caps. c) One rectangular cardboard lid painted gold and brown and one rectangular cardboard base painted blue. On the Lid are the words Sentinel Certified Fever Thermometer d) One rectangular sheet of off white paper with black text and pattern boarder. July 26' 48 is printed on the Certificate.

Context

Thermometer

Collection

Artefact Collection

Made/Created

Notes

Quantity produced: 4

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Thermometer

Nomenclature Class

Thermal T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Search Terms

Sentinel, Thermometer, Oral fever, Health

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Oral Fever Thermometer, Case (container), Box (container), Certificate, Thermometer

Dimensions

Height

10.5 cm

Width

0.5 cm

Length

12-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

2018-01-12 Measurements for thermometer

Height

11.8 cm

Diameter

1.2 cm

Dimension Notes

2018-01-12 Case Measurments

Height

14 cm

Width

4.2 cm

Depth

1.6 cm

Dimension Notes

2018-01-12 Measurements for box

Height

10.2 cm

Width

10.5 cm

Dimension Notes

2018-01-12 Measurements for Instructions

Material

glass - verre, plastic - plastique, plastic - plastique, metal, aluminum - métal, aluminium, metal, aluminum - métal, aluminium, paper - papier, paper - papier, paper, cardboard