Kingston General Hospital Operating Room Collection
Category
Basic Science Artifacts
Classification
Basic Science, Laboratory Instrumentation
Accession Number
997034284 a-c
Description
(a) Thermometer, which is a long, cylindrical tube with a closed eye at one end; the distal end tapers to a rounded metal tip; (b) long hollow cylindrical thermometer case; (c) cylindrical cap for tube.
(a) Thermometer, which is a long, cylindrical tube with a closed eye at one end; the distal end tapers to a rounded metal tip; (b) long hollow cylindrical thermometer case; (c) cylindrical cap for tube.
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
a - thermometer - Size: Length 35.7cm x Diameter 0.8 cm
b - case - Size: Length 54.2cm x Diameter 4.0 cm
c - cap - Size: Depth 1.8 cm x Diameter 2.4 cm
Provenance
Used in the Kingston General Hospital Operating Room.
"Sargent-Welch Instruments, Apparatus, Furniture, Vacuum Pumps, Chemicals, Supplies for Industrial, Collegiate, Government and Research Laboratories," Sargent-Welch Scientific Co., 1982, p. 1349 (similar to item # S-80015-C)
Research Facts
Used for checking the temperature of solutions used during surgery