thermometer and ruler

Mediumelephant ivory, glass, alcohol

Dimensions12 in. (30.5 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.1139

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionCommercially-produced straight-edge ruler of elephant ivory with a thermometer built in; monochrome engraved on both sides. Recto: ruler calibrated in 1-inch divisions (marked off to 12 inches), thermometer in degrees Fahrenheit. Verso: ruler calibrated in centimeters (Reaumer metric measure), thermometer calibrated in degrees Celsius (centigrade), marked off to 30 cm. Not scrimshaw.ProvenanceRider Collection, Hamilton, Mass.

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