Reference NumberTPCK/9/10
TitleSurface Clinical Thermometer in Case
Date1900-1949
Creator NameMayer & Co, Surgical insturment makers, 1864-
DescriptionRectanular leather case with rounded top/bottom. Lined internally with satin and velvet. Inside is a surface clinical thermometer. Temperatures displayed in intervals of five degrees Fahrenheit, starting at 85 degrees up to 106 degree. Manufacturer's amrk present on thermometer on both the glass and the rubber ball that would be placed on the surface of the skin. Given on loan by Kirkpatrick.
Extent1 item
DimensionsCase: 129mm x 50mm x 39mm
Thermometer: 116mm x 34mm x 34mm
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Credit LineRoyal College of Physicians of Ireland
Object NameThermometer
TermWeight and Measures -- Instrumentation
Thermometers
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/448Kirkpatrick; William (1862-1941); medical practitioner1862-1941
DS/UK/3725Mayer & Co; 1864-; Surgical insturment makers1864-
DS/UK/969Kirkpatrick; Thomas Percy Claude (1869-1954); physician, bibliophile, medical historian1869-1954
Places
CodeSet
NA42London/England/United Kingdom
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