Kingston General Hospital Operating Room Collection
Category
Basic Science Artifacts
Classification
Basic Science, Laboratory Instrumentation
Accession Number
997034285
Description
Rectangular wooden case with oval opening; inside wooden case is a glass tube with thermometer inside; thermometer is backed with paper with temperature gradients; circular hole is drilled through case below oval opening; bottom of thermometer protrudes into this hole; the handle is cylindrical wit…
Rectangular wooden case with oval opening; inside wooden case is a glass tube with thermometer inside; thermometer is backed with paper with temperature gradients; circular hole is drilled through case below oval opening; bottom of thermometer protrudes into this hole; the handle is cylindrical with a contoured hand grip.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Used in the Kingston General Hospital Operating Room.
Dates
1980
1990
circa 1980-1990
Material
glass: clear
paper: white
wood: brown
Inscriptions
Printed on paper: horizontal lines the length of the thermometer; printed down the left side of the paper: "6 // 5 // 4 // 3 // 2 //1 // 0 // 1"; printed down the right side of the paper: "0 // C° // 0 // GDR // 0 0 // 0 // 0 // 0 // 0 "
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F6-3
Dimension Notes
Length 25.6 cm x Width 10.3 cm x Depth 10.3 cm
Condition Remarks
No stains
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Sargent-Welch Instruments, Apparatus, Furniture, Vacuum Pumps, Chemicals, Supplies for Industrial, Collegiate, Government and Research Laboratories," Sargent-Welch Scientific Co., 1982, p. 1364 (similar to item # S-81255)
Research Facts
Used for checking the temperature of solutions used during surgery; designed to float on the solution.