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Object NameUnited States Marines Thermometer in Original Box
Made FromGlass, Metal, Cardboard
Dateabout 1940-1949
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueAssembled
Size(a) Thermometer H: 27.2 cm, Diam (max): 0.8 cm; (bc) Box H: 2 cm, W: 33.7 cm, D: 2.4 cm
Accession Number2016.8.31
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Corning Little Joe Tube Tower: Tin Pan Time Machine Project
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Interpretive Notes
During World War II, Corning provided glass for many of the thermometers used by the US Navy, selling tubing to manufacturers of scientific instruments. This is an example of a wartime thermometer.
Physical DescriptionUnited States Marines Thermometer in Original Box. (a) Glass, metal; assembled. Thermometer with white background and black text. (bc) Original cardboard box. Red US Marines anchor stamped on lid.
Provenance
Source Rakow Library, Corning Museum of Glass - 2016-05-10-2016-06-24

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