My first ever brass today.

[FB49]

The weather has warmed up to 46 today so I did a little dirt surfing at my favorite old farmhouse site. The 3rd hole provided my first ever brass piece. It looks to be an old thermometer and has stamped writing on it that includes temperatures for: Freezing (32 degrees), Churning (62 degrees), For Cheese (88 degrees), Scalding (150 degrees) and Water Boils (214 degrees). The only other markings I can find are the words: SELECTED along the side of the face and an arched FAHRENHEIT just below the hole at the top. It's about 8 inches long and 1 3/8 inches wide. I carefully searched the hole but could not find the missing glass. Has anyone seen one of these before? I'm thinking maybe from the 20s or 30s?

 

[bootyhoundpa]

Interesting..obviously food related..

 

[fwcrawford]

Looks pretty old!
I found an incubator thermometer, or what was left of it a few years ago around an old house site.... just guessing I would suspect both could date back from the late 1800’s- very early 1900’s.
Yours is very interesting how it is marked for different uses.

 

[FB49]

The farmhouse was built in 1889 (by the first Mayor of our town) and I know he ran a dairy herd for several years so perhaps his family sold butter and cheese.

 

[Ronstar]

FB, I think you answered your own question!!!

 

[calabash digger]

nice!

 

[fwcrawford]

FB, I think you answered your own question!!!

I agree!!!
I believe that piece dates to about that time period.

 

[laplander]

It can't be for weather it doesn't go low enough at least for where I am LOL Nice relic!
HH Jeff