Thermometer

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Thermometer

Entry/Object ID

GHS 1435

Description

(A) Red moroccan leather covered wood case with iron hook and eye closure and brass hinges. Inside is: (B) Blown glass thermometer with mercury in end ball. Numbers on ivory surround. Case interior is lined with blue silk and padded cotton. Marks: 1948 Cut glass (crystal) thermometer. I do not know how old this thermometer is, but it has been in my family for many years. I have never seen one like it anywhere.

Made/Created

Date made

1770 - 1830

Notes

Creation Date: 1770-1830

Dimensions

Height

1 in

Width

1-1/4 in

Length

6-1/2 in

Material

GLass, Mercury, Ivory, Paper, Silk, Cotton, Leather, Wood, Iron, Brass

Provenance

Notes

Object donated by Gertrude R. Brock, Coulter St., December 11, 1949.