Thermometer
Object number2018.152.5 a-c
OriginUnited States of America
OriginNY
MediumGlass; Mercury; Paper; Ink; Paperboard; Tape; Adhesive
Credit LineGift of Jeff Kumer
DescriptionBaume scale thermometer with box.
Glass Baume scale thermometer. Cylindrical body with pointed base and long, slender cylindrical top section. Base has small gray beads and black substance. Inside top section is white paper with black printed scale and black text.
Box bottom. Rectangular box bottom made from brown paperboard. Exterior is covered in brown paper. Open at top.
Box lid. Rectangular box lid made from brown paperboard. Exterior is covered in brown paper. Open at bottom. Top, from viewer's left to right, has maker label, handwritten notes, and red stamp. Black adhesions overall.DimensionsLength x Diameter (a): 11.75 x 0.75 in. (29.8 x 1.9 cm)Height x Width x Length (b-c): 1.25 x 1.625 x 12.75 in. (3.2 x 4.1 x 32.4 cm)
Height x Width x Length (b): 1 x 1.125 x 12.625 in. (2.5 x 2.9 x 32.1 cm)
Height x Width x Length (c): 1.25 x 1.5 x 12.75 in. (3.2 x 3.8 x 32.4 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Front has black printed scale with numbers 0-11.
(c)
Top has handwritten text along top edge "PICKLING" and "...EZZ".
Top has stamped red text on the proper left end "GLASS / HANDLE WITH CARE".
Marks(a)
Black printed text on back of paper insert "FISHER EIMER & AMEND. N. Y. BAUME SCALE FOR HEAVY LIQUIDS TEMP. 60° F. MADE IN U.S.A."
(c)
Top has paper label in the proper right corner with light brown text "IFIC COMPANY / W YORK ST. LOUIS".
Historical NotesThe thermometer was used by the pickling department, they had to make sure to keep the temperature at 67° Fahrenheit in order for the chemicals to react correctly. Part of a collection from the Pittsburgh Wool Company.
Previous owner
Pittsburgh Wool Company
On View
Not on view
c. 1900
C. and E. Marshall Company