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thermometer

human history
  • Other Name

    Thermometer [used WW1] (descriptive name)

    Sister Nancy M Robertson, QAIMNSR, WW1 (associated name)

  • Description

    Thermometer [cap missing]

    Part of collection of Sister Nancy Marion Robertson, QAIMNSR, WW1

    large thermometer, permanently fixed in metal container (accessioned with missing lid); black numbers on white background; reads up to 90 F

  • Place
    Unknown
  • Associated Place

    Western Front/Europe

  • Accession Number
    2005.87.8
  • Accession Date
    06 Sep 2005
  • Department

    History

    War History

Images and documents

Images

  • thermometer [2005.87.8]
  • thermometer [2005.87.8]
  • thermometer - measurement [2005.87.8]

Artefact

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2005.87.8
  • Cultural Origin

    unknown

  • Primary Maker

     unknown

  • Place
    Unknown
  • Date
    Unknown
  • Associated Notes

    Thermometer, part of equipment of Sister Nancy Marion Robertson, QAIMNSR, WW1

    Sister Nancy Marion Robertson trained Auckland Hospital qualifying as a registered nurse in 1915. She left NZ in 1916 and travelled to the UK where she joined the Queen Alexandra Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve (QAIMNSR). During WW1 Nancy Robertson worked initially as a nursing sister at Lord Derby's Hospital, Wallingford and later was based in France at Casualty Clearing Station No 5.

    Following the war Nancy married Arthur William James Page, of Rosemount, Mt Albert, Auckland, who had served during WW1 with the NZ Army Service Corps.

  • Associated Event
    WW1; 1914-1918
  • Associated Person

     Sister Nancy Marion Robertson

     Queen Alexandra Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

  • Associated Place

    Western Front/Europe

  • Associated Date
    1914-1919
  • Period

    World War 1, 1914-18/Wars

  • Signature/marks

    T.T JOHNSON, SALISBURY / Forelan (printed)

  • Media

    unknown

  • Measurement Description
    Length: 265mm
    Width: 12mm
  • Subject Category

    medical services/wars

  • Classification

    Thermometer

    Thermal T&E

    05 Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

  • Last Update
    15 May 2023
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