Thermometer
J. Fagioli
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, glass and metal
Measurements
50 mm (width); 232 mm (height); 30 mm (depth)
Place of origin
Baldwins Gardens, Leather Lane, 26
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 669301
Summary
A thermometer marked in Fahrenheit from 20 to 120 degrees, mounted on a wooden baseboard. The glass tube appears to be empty. At the side of the mercury tube is a test tube in a metal clip, which was apparently used for weather forecasting, since the words 'Fair', 'Change' and 'Rain' are marked on the baseboard beside it. The test tube has a stopper in it, but appears to be empty.
Marks and inscriptions
On the baseboard: 'J. FAGIOLI/ 26/ BALDWINS GARDENS/ LEATHER LANE/ LONDON'
Makers and roles
J. Fagioli, maker