Thermometer

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Description:

Mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer with a metal case. The scale reads from 04 to 106 degrees F. The inscription on the white back reads “484653 / HOSPICLINIC / MIN / MADE IN U.S.A.” The Taylor Instru-ment Co. was making Hospiclinic thermometers by 1920, and applied for a trademark on the term in 1925.

Maker: Taylor Instrument Co.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, Rochester

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Credit Line: Gift of Mary E. and Joseph F. Melfi, Jr., Tupper's Drug Store, Summerville, South Carolina

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1980.0698.002Accession Number: 1980.0698Catalog Number: 1980.0698.002

Object Name: thermometer, clinicalOther Terms: Diagnostic Medicine

Measurements: overall: 5 1/8 in x 3/8 in; x 13.0175 cm x .9525 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-6f1e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_726161

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