THERMOMETER
| Nom de l'objet : | THERMOMETER |
| Type de l'objet : | ORAL |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | SURGICAL MEDICAL |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | EQUIPMENT |
| Matériaux : | MERCURY GLASS PLATED METAL RUBBER |
| Numéro d'accession : | HH1988.3.72A-C |
| Fabricant : | J.STEVENS AND SON'S |
| Pays d'origine : | ENGLAND |
| Date de fin de production : | 1851 |
| Période : | 19TH CENTURY |
| Description : | ONE SMALL GLASS AND MERCURY ORAL THERMOMETER, IN A PLATED-METAL CASE WITH A SCCREW-ON TOP. THERMOMETER HAS A SLENDER, CYLINDRICAL TIP WHICH HOLDS MERCURY ANND A DOUBLE BULB TO PROVIDE RAPID EXPANSION. THE MERCURY COLUMN HAS A SMALL AIIR-BUBBLE SEPARATING IT INTO TWO PARTS, THE UPPER PART REGISTERING THE TEMPERAATURE. TUBE OF THERMOMETER HAS SCALE READING FROM 95 DEGREES TO 110 DEGREES. NNUMBERS ARE HAND-ETCHED IN VERTICAL SCRIPT AND FILLED IN WITH BLACK. THERE IS A V-SHAPED MARK TO INDICATE 98.5 DEGREES. ALSO ETCHED IN BLACK IS THE NUMBER 60,729 AND IN BACKHAND SCRIPT: J. STEVEN AND SON'S "RAPIDE" LONDON. A WHITE BBAND EXTENDS THE LENGTH OF THE THERMOMETER, INSIDE THE GLASS. SILVER- COLORED PLATED-METAL CASE IS CYLINDRICAL, WITH A SCREW-ON TOP. THERE IS A RAISED RINGG AT THE BASE OF THE THREADING ON THE BODY OF THE CASE. THE ENDS OF THE CASE AARE ROUNDED. ON ONE SIDE IS STAMPED: PATENT NO 34395. THE BODY OF THE CASE IS LINED WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE A LAYER OF RED RUBBER WITH A GRAY COATING ON BOOTH SIDES. THIS PROJECTS BEYOND THE THREADED END. THE TOP IS NOT LINED. USED TTO MEASURE BODY TEMPERATURE OF A PATIENT, TO DETERMINE FEVER. |
| Fonctions : | PART OF THE ORIGINAL MEDICAL COLLECTION BELONGING TO JOHN SEBASTIAN HELMCKEN, ONE OF THE FIRST PIONEER MEDICAL DOCTORS TO WORK FOR THE H.B.CO. AT VANCOUVERR ISLAND. J.S. HELMCKEN'S ACCOUNT BOOK FOR 1882-88 (BCARS ADD. MSS 505, VOL. 66) LISTS "THERMOMETER" UNDER "EXPENDITURES" FOR BOTH FEBRUARY AND APRIL, 1887.. THE ACCOUNT BOOK FOR 1889-1903 (BCARS ADD. MSS 505, VOL. 6) LISTS "THERMOMETTER" UNDER "EXPENDITURES" FOR JANUARY 1889, MAY 1889 AND MAY 1893. |
| Longueur : | 10 |
| Diamètre extérieur : | 0.5 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | CM |
| Nombre d'objets : | 1 |
| Département : | helmcken house |
| Établissement : | British Columbia Heritage Conservation Branch |
| Ville de l'établissement : | Victoria |
| Province de l'établissement : | British Columbia |
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