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Mercury thermometer
    • Setting:
      Room XVIII
    • Maker:
      Dollond firm
    • Place:
      London
    • Date:
      late 18th cent.
    • Materials:
      wood, glass, silvered brass
    • Dimensions:
      height 662 mm, width 60 mm
    • Inventory:
      385
    • Mercury thermometer (Inv. 385)
    • Mercury thermometer (Inv. 385)

Mercury thermometer mounted on a brass plate and housed in a wooden box with a glass front. A Fahrenheit scale is engraved on the brass plate. Made by Dollond.