J. Green Mercury Thermometer

Description:

Mercury-in-glass thermometer with a cylindrical bulb, mounted on a flat brass plate marked "J. GREEN N.Y." and "SIG. SER. U.S.A." and "S 184" and graduated every degree Fahrenheit from -10 to +125. There are no graduations or marks on the stem. It was made between 1870 (when the Signal Service established a national weather service) and 1879 (when James Green took his nephew into partnership and began trading as J. & H. J. Green).

Date Made: 1870-1879

Maker: J. Green

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York City

Subject: U.S. Weather Bureau

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Credit Line: U.S. Weather Bureau

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PH.317456Catalog Number: 317456Accession Number: 230396

Object Name: thermometer

Measurements: overall: 2.2 cm x 30 cm; 7/8 in x 11 13/16 inoverall: 12 in x 7/8 in x 1/4 in; 30.48 cm x 2.2225 cm x .635 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-466d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1184108

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