Thermometer

Maker
Liebel-Flarsheim Company LLC (estab. 1917)
Date
1940s
Description
Thermometer in cardboard cylindrical container which has a pull off end. Cylinder has been reinforced with strips of cellotape. Thermometer and case is contained in rectangular cardboard box with cotton wool wrapping. The thermometer is used with a vaginal electrode designed for long wave diathermy. Scale is from 90 to 120 F.

Object detail

Date
Medium
glass, mercury, cardboard, cellotape, cotton wool
Measurements
26 cm long (thermometer)
Accession Number
MHM2013.29
Object Type
Named Collection
Medical History Museum Category

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