Номер объекта
85/40
Описание
A thermometer with a metal top and face in a wooden casing. It is marked from 56° to 119° Fahrenheit, and is also marked in weeks with 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th. Its purpose is not known, but it is thought that it may have been used in the kitchen or the dairy, and may have been associated with cheese making or incubating eggs.
Физическое описание
1 thermometer and case: glass, metal, wood, paper
Архивная история
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: THERMOMETER // Accession number: 85/40 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 24.9.85 // Description: A well protected thermometer which has a wooden case, metal top and face with the temperatures marked on it. It is designed to read from 56° to 119° - presumably Fahrenheit. It also has 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th week marked on it. // Dimensions: Length: 19.0 cm // Associated information: This thermometer also came from [the donor’s] family home. It was probably used in the kitchen or dairy and may have been associated with cheese making. // [insert] Has same markings (1st week, 2nd week etc) as thermometer with incubator for eggs – see 65/199 [end insert]’
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_14922.tif - High resolution image
