From:Mokau Museum

Name/TitleDairy Thermometer

About this objectFloating dairy thermometer in a red cardboard tube with cardboard lid. Thermometer has a short piece of ribbon attached to the top through a glass loop. Tiny black beads are sealed into the narrow bottom end. A paper label is sealed inside the glass with numbers ranging from 10 through to 210 next to a scale. Red lines and numbers mark off degrees with labels in black. They are ZERO, 32' FREEZING, 60' CHURNING, 85' CHEESE, 150' SCALDING, WATER 212'. There is no indication of what scale is used but it can be deducted that it is the Farenheit scale from the freezing and boiling points.

MakerBirk

Maker RoleManufacturer

Place MadeGermany

Medium and MaterialsGlass, Cardboard

Inscription and MarksLabel: Made/in Germany FLOATING DAIRY THERMOMETER./ 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 / ERO 32' FREEZING 60'CHURNING 85'CHEESE 150'SCALDING WATER212'

Measurements210H x 15Dia mm
Box: 264H x 20Dia mm

Object TypeThermometers

Object number2004/128

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