overall: 1/4 in x 4 3/4 in x 1 1/8 in; .635 cm x 12.065 cm x 2.8575 cm
Object Name:
thermometer, clinical
Other Terms:
Diagnostic Medicine
Place made:
United States: New York, Rochester
Date made:
before 1923
Description:
Mercury-in-glass axilla thermometer with a spherical bulb and a milk-white back, designed to be placed in the armpit to measure body temperature. The scale extends from 92 to 110 degrees Fahrenheit, divided in fifths. Inscriptions read “766417” and “TAYLOR INSTRUMENT COMPANIES / ROCHESTER, N.Y.” The Taylor Instrument Companies began operating as such in 1907. The firm gave this instrument to the Smithsonian in 1923.