A glass thermometer encased in a wooden holder. At the top of the thermometer, the wood is in a slender oval shape, acting as a handle for ease of holding. The opening where you see the thermometer is long and oval-shaped, but the wood casing is square. There is a little circle at the bottom of the wood at the base of the thermometer so you can get an accurate reading. There are two oval-shaped holes. A long oval hole, and a small circle hole. These holes are located on both sides of the wood case. The thermometer goes from 0-40.

Donated by Eleni Bousis. This particular thermometer is a bath thermometer. The thermometer was in Greece and was brought over to New York. This design is similar to the popular Dr. Forbes Specifications model.

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