Thermometer
Thermometer
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- Description (Brief)
- A small thermometer attached to a fish-shaped base. The base is wood, overlaid with a layer of imitation mother-of-pearl celluloid. The thermometer is attached to a scale made of imitation-ivory celluloid. The scale is Fahrenheit.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- thermometer
- Physical Description
- cellulose nitrate (part material)
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3.3 cm x 12.5 cm x.5 cm; 1 5/16 in x 4 15/16 in x 3/16 in
- overall: 5 in x 1 5/16 in x 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 3.33375 cm x 1.27 cm
- ID Number
- 2006.0098.1522
- catalog number
- 2006.0098.1522
- accession number
- 2006.0098
- subject
- Fish
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Chemistry
- Celluloid
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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