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Thermometer
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Thermometer

Object number94.51.343 a,b
Datec. 1900
Mediuma) Glass; Mercury b) Cardboard; Paper; Ink; Glue
Credit LineTransfer from Carnegie Museum of Natural History
DescriptionClear glass tube thermometer, with cardboard case. Back of glass tube is painted white and front has a graduated centigrade scale from 0-100 with a C at the top. Base is mercury filled, hanging glass loop to lower thermometer at top.Dimensions0.25 x 6.5 in. (0.6 x 16.5 cm)
Marks(a) graduated scale with C at top. CMNH # "23372/3" in black ink on thermometer.
Historical NotesThermometer used in a Pittsburgh brewery around 1900.Label TextFine German brewing required scientific precision as well as the gift of an artisan, as demonstrated by these measuring devices used in a Pittsburgh brewery in the early 1900s.
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