Modern Mechanix
Issue: Jul, 1934
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Posted: 09/13/2009
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Largest Dial Thermometer Built (Jul, 1934)

Largest Dial Thermometer Built

THE world’s largest dial thermometer has recently been installed at Atlantic City. The diameter of the dial is 22 feet; the pointer measures 9-1/2′. The control element is a small helix of bronze tubing filled with a liquid which expands or contracts with each change in temperature.

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  1. hwertz says: September 15, 200910:32 pm

    That’d make for a pretty nice bank sign — instead of just showing the temperature digitally, have a big ol’ thermometer there.

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