Dr Forbes Specifications bath thermometer

Maker and role
Army & Navy Co-operative Society Limited (estab. 1871): Manufacturer Production date
1939-1945
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Description
Bath thermometer held in a painted metal case with loop to enable hanging. Text on thermometer says 'Dr Forbes Specifications. This thermometer must not be placed in plunged suddenly into very hot water.' Opposite the temperature measurements are the following to use as an alternative temperature guide: 'Hot Bath,' 'Warm Bath,' 'Tempe Bath,' 'Cool Bath.'
Collection Type
Objects
Media/Materials
Plastic
Metal
History
Articles from a First Aid post at Sunny Close, Fawley, Near Henley during the Second World War.
Catalogue Number
613/17

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Maker
Army & Navy Co-operative Society Limited (estab. 1871)

Subject auto tags

measuring instrument Household thermometer Thermometer metal

Object Types

thermometer Medical Equipment

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