Recording Dial Thermometer

Marshalltown Manufacturing, Inc., Marshalltown, Iowa

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1950s

Square steel box with paper chart inside to record temperature for 1 week at a time. 1 m. probe attached (for soil temp?); has key to open and key for winding.

Overall: 7 11/16 × 7 × 3 15/16 in. (19.5 × 17.8 × 10 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College

2005.58.1

Geography

Place Made: United States, North America

Period

20th century

Object Name

Scientific Instrument

Research Area

Scientific Instrument

Scientific Instrument: Meteorology

Not on view

Provenance

Acquired from the Biology Department (Zoology), Dartmouth College, July 22, 2005; catalogued into the Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, 2005.

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