Thermometer
notes: label: Description
content: Alfred Theodore Hespe (b. 1868) was a resident of northern New Jersey, the husband of Julia Weinhagen, and holder of several patents for thermometers. Weinhagen & Hespe thermometers were advertised in 1923. The inscription on the metal frame of this instrument gauge reads “HESPE CLASS / PAT’S PENDING / WEINHAGEN & HESPE / NEW YORK.” The pressure scale reads from 0 to 120; the thermometer scale reads from 200 to 350 degrees F.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Associated Place
content: United States: New York, Rochester
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1981.0854.30
label: accession number
content: 1981.0854
label: catalog number
content: 1981.0854.30
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Temperature And Pressure Scale
label: Object Name
content: thermometer
label: Object Name
content: temperature and pressure gauge
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall:;
label: Measurements
content: overall: 15 1/4 in x 2 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 38.735 cm x 6.35 cm x 3.81 cm