Lot Essay
By repute, this thermometer was used at Port Adelaide for nearly 100 years to record daily minimum and maximum temperatures for the Australian Metereological Bureau.
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Details
A Victorian ebonised wood mercury thermometer, late 19th century
The rectangular glazed case with arched cresting, the long tube with white porcelain Fahrenheit register, signed Sawtell Adelaide -- 38./14in. (97cm.) high
The rectangular glazed case with arched cresting, the long tube with white porcelain Fahrenheit register, signed Sawtell Adelaide -- 38./14in. (97cm.) high
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