Wooden case, turned handle at one end, with glass enclosed thermometer registering 0 to 50 F. Encased in light pine case, so face of thermometer is readable when floating in a bath. Back of thermometer, registers 'cold' - cool 166 degrees F, tepid 88 degrees F, Hot 106 degrees F. Brand: G H ZEAL : LONDON. This bath, floating thermometer was used at K D Hospital for many years to test temperatures of water when giving patients a bath.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
History Collection
Collection Item Data
| Accession Number: | H1989.274 |
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| Accession Date: | 15 May 1989 |
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Material
| Wood/Wood | wood (pine?), glass, cork, paper, mercury
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Measurement
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