Numero oggetto
95/29/3
Descrizione
A floating mercury-in-glass thermometer, used for cheese-making in the 1920s. It is marked 'Thomson's Dairy and Cheese Vat Thermometer, and is stored in a cardboard tube with a cap.
Descrizione fisica
1 themometer and case: glass, metal (mercury), cardboard
Storico archivio
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: THERMOMETERS // Accession number: 95/29/1,2,3,4 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 14.2.95 // Description: A set of 4 floating mercury in glass thermometers each in its own cardboard tube with cap. // 1. ZECOL FLOATING DAIRY THERMOMETER – G. H. ZEAL, LONDON (60/16720) // 2. FLOATING DAIRY THERMOMETER – piece of string at end (60/16719) // 3. THOMSON’S DAIRY AND CHEESE VAT THERMOMETER (60/16721) // 4. ZECOL FLOATING DAIRY THERMOMETER – G. H. ZEAL, LONDON (60/16721) // Dimensions: // Associated information: Used for cheese making in the 1920’s.’
Data
1900-01-01 - 1924-12-31
Periodo di produzione
Early-twentieth century
Nome oggetto
Materiale
Tecnica
Documento esterno
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16718.tif - High resolution image
