Pocket thermometer

Made:
1900-1982 in Europe
Pocket thermometer (mercury in glass) and compass; range -5 deg

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Pocket thermometer (mercury in glass) and compass; range -5 deg
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Pocket thermometer (mercury in glass) and compass; range -5 deg to 120 deg F

Details

Category:
Heat
Object Number:
1980-984
Materials:
mercury, nickel plated, steel (metal), glass, brass (copper, zinc alloy), textile and metal (unknown)
Measurements:
overall (separate pieces assembled): 16 mm x 65 mm x 47 mm, 0.041kg
type:
mercury thermometer