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Thermometer
Medical equipment belonging to Dr Alexander Hepburne Macklin (1889-1967), surgeon on Shackletons last two expeditions. Glass medical spirit thermometer, contained in padded brass tube with slide-on cap. Thermometer has ring at one end, with maroon cotton thread loop tied through it.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA2268 |
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| Collection: | Lifesaving and medical equipment |
| Type: | Thermometer |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Cary |
| Events: | Antarctic Exploration: Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1916 |
| Date made: | Before 1914 |
| People: | Macklin, Alexander Hepburne |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Diameter: 5 mm;Overall: 175 mm |
| Parts: | Thermometer |