Thermometer and Case
| Title: | Thermometer and Case. |
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| Name(s): |
Virginia Commonwealth University. Health Sciences Library. Special Collections & Archives, contributor VCU Libraries, publisher |
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| Type of Resource: | still image | |
| Genre: | Medical artifact | |
| Extent: | 2.2 cm. x 15.3 cm. x 3.8 cm. | |
| Physical description: | Curved body temperature thermometer in leather-wrapped wooden case. Case exterior is black leather with some small geometric detailing, and interior is padded with plush red velveteen. Thermometer angles downward at proximal end to the mercury reservoir. The long, straight portion of the glass tube has a bone plate with measurements inscribed on it attached with tightly screwed bolts. Numbers are in Fahrenheit scale, running from 90 to a bit over 110, and temperature is ready through a thin metal line in the center of the glass tube. | |
| Identifier(s): |
Accession Number: 1986.54 (accession number) CONTENTdm ID: mar/id/35 (CONTENTdm ID) |
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| Note(s): |
Type of Object: Thermometer |
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| Subject(s): |
Time Period: Nineteenth century Thermometers; Body Temperature; Physical Examination -- instrumentation |
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| LC Classification: | R856.A5 | |
| Rights Statement URL: | https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/ | |
| Rights Statement: | In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted | |
| Rights: | This material is protected by copyright, and copyright is held by VCU. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, this material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). Acknowledgment of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is required. | |
| Is Part Of: | Collection: Medical Artifacts Collection. | |
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