Thermometer
Negretti and Zambra
Category
Scientific instruments
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal, glass and mercury
Measurements
305 x 60 mm
Place of origin
Regent Street
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 16918
Summary
Large metal backed thermometer. The top curved end is stamped, HOLBORN.VIADUCT / 45 CORNHILL / 122 REGENT ST. / LONDON / CRYSTAL PALACE. There are numbers on the left side (twenty to hundred and thirty) and on the right side it reads, NEGRETTI AND ZAMBRA / FREEZING PT.32. There are four fixing holes and a decorative metal housing over the bulb.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
Negretti and Zambra, maker