A clinical thermometer on the Centigrade scale, taken from Italy during World War II and donated by Col. Horace M. Francis, M.C., in June 1944. An aluminum case, 13.5 cm in length, houses the mercury thermometer. The case is engraved: "Massima 1/10 C., 1 minuto, Jenaer Normalglas." It is in good condition.
ca. 1939-1943
Medical Museum Collection, Box 56
Digital photograph of a World War II-era Italian clinical thermometer. The thermometer has been removed from its aluminum case, and both items have been set on a gray counter. An unrolled tape measure is shown in the foreground for size comparison.