Thermometer

Description:

Patent model for Gustav W. Schumacher, “Improvement in Thermometers,” U.S. Patent 172,181 (January 11, 1876). An inscription reads "G.W. Schumacher Portland, ME."

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Exhibition: Inventing in America

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PH.308948Catalog Number: 308948Accession Number: 89797Patent Number: 172,181

Object Name: thermometerObject Type: Patent Model

Measurements: overall: 11 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in; 29.21 cm x 11.43 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-1c59-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1462539

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