Object number
95/29/1
Creator
Description
A floating mercury-in-glass thermometer, used for cheese-making in the 1920s. Marked 'Zecol Floating Dairy Thermometer - G. H. Zeal, London'.
A floating mercury-in-glass thermometer, used for cheese-making in the 1920s. It is marked 'Zecol Floating Dairy Thermometer - G. H. Zeal, London', and is stored in a cardboard tube with a cap.
Physical description
1 thermometer and tube: glass, mercury, cardboard
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: THERMOMETERS // Accession number: 95/29/1,2,3,4 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 14.2.95 // Description: A set of 4 floating mercury in glass thermometers each in its own cardboard tube with cap. // 1. ZECOL FLOATING DAIRY THERMOMETER – G. H. ZEAL, LONDON (60/16720) // 2. FLOATING DAIRY THERMOMETER – piece of string at end (60/16719) // 3. THOMSON’S DAIRY AND CHEESE VAT THERMOMETER (60/16721) // 4. ZECOL FLOATING DAIRY THERMOMETER – G. H. ZEAL, LONDON (60/16721) // Dimensions: // Associated information: Used for cheese making in the 1920’s.’
Production place
Greater London [region]
Production date
1900-01-01 - 1924-12-31
Production period
Early-twentieth century
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Technique
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16720.tif - High resolution image
