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95/29/2
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A floating mercury-in-glass thermometer, used for cheese-making in the 1920s. It is marked 'Floating Dairy Thermometer' and has a piece of string at the end. It is stored in a cardboard tube with a cap.
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1 thermometer and case: glass, metal (mercury), cardboard
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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.’
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1900-01-01 - 1924-12-31
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Early-twentieth century
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16719.tif - High resolution image
