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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Desk Thermometer
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
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Desk Thermometer

Artifact IDMO 1947.93.416
Object Type Thermometer
Maker
Gifter
Mediumplastic, glass, metal (copper alloy, brass) cardboard
Dimensionsoverall H 3 in x Diam 1 3/8 in (7.6 cm x 3.5 cm )
Physical Descriptiona) A small, alcohol desk thermometer inserted into a brown plastic base. Printed on the reverse side of thermometer: Insurance Company of North America A Philadelphia Institution Since 1792.

b) The thermometer was covered by a glass tube which is now stored separately.
Historical NotePresident Roosevelt kept this thermometer on his Oval Office desk. It was distributed by the Insurance Company of North America and presented to FDR on April 4, 1942 by Marie L. McGinty. The thermometer is on display in the FDR’S OVAL OFFICE DESK exhibit in the Museum’s APRIL 12, 1945 gallery.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 20, 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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