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X.30 Box with mercury thermometers
Maker: unknown
Date:second half 18th cent.
Materials:wood, glass
Dimensions:box: 1162x130x44 mm; thermometers: longest 1053 mm, shortest 965 mm
Current inventory:1766
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Flat wooden box containing four long mercury thermometers lacking thermometric scales. The threads tied to the tubes at different heights probably indicate temperatures recorded in experiments.

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