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Category: Infection
Estimated Date: 1885
Name: Axillary Thermometer
Manufacturer: G. Tiemann and Co.

Description: 5.75“x 1.5“x 1” triangular leatherette case with red velvet lining contains a 5.5” axillary thermometer curved at 3.5” at a 85 degree angle. The glass tube is not calibrated but rather there is a 3.5“x1” ivory scale attached to the back by two brackets and through which the thermometer passes.

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Axillary Thermometer