Accession No

4383

Brief Description

framed temperature conversion table, by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd., English, early 20th Century

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Ltd.

Class

ephemera; prints

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1925

Inscription Date

Material

card; glass; wood; metal (brass)

Dimensions

breadth 407mm; height 345mm

Special Collection

Cambridge Instrument Company Collection

Provenance

Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company.

Inscription

‘TEMPERATURE CONVERSION TABLE’ (top of table)
‘THE
CAMBRIDGE SCIENTIFIC
INSTRUMENT CO LTD
CAMBRIDGE. ENGLAND.
MANUFACTURERS OF INSTRUMENTS
FOR THE
MEASUREMENT OF TEMPERATURE’ (in centre of print)

Description Notes

Framed, printed conversion chart for Centigrade and Fahrenheit. Conversion scale printed in a circular spiral. Other useful information in two columns at left and right sides.

Condition fair; complete

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