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Clinitemp Fever Detector

Object Details

Description
Clinitemp fever detector devised by Philip Lionel van Kersen (1926-2023) and produced by Clinitemp in Indianapolis.
Ref: “Hoosier Invents New Clinical Thermometer,” The Indianapolis Star (Sept. 7, 1976), p. 21.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
maker
Clinitemp
Credit Line
The Fournet Drugstore Collection
Measurements
overall: 1.5 cm x 12.5 cm x 12.5 cm; 9/16 in x 4 15/16 in x 4 15/16 in
overall: 5 in x 5 in x 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 12.7 cm x 1.27 cm
Object Name
thermometer, clinical
thermometer, clinical
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