Meat Thermometer (1928) & Oven Thermometer (1869)

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MEAT THERMOMETER

   The revised OED has 1946 for "meat thermometer."


(NEW YORK TIMES)
  1.      NEW THINGS IN CITY'S SHOPS; Spectacular Jewelry for Up-Swept Hair-Bright Scarfs--New Music Instrument; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Sep 11, 1938; pg. 57, 1 pgs
("As easily read as a first-grade primer are the directions on the dial of a meat thermometer designed to help one reach perfection in the cooking of meats.")

  2.      EXPERT FOOD TASTERS HELP THE HOUSEWIVES; Employed by Uncle Sam, They Have Served to Raise Standards of Meats and Cooking ; By FRANK GEORGEWASHINGTON.; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Sep 20, 1936; pg. SM16, 1 pgs
("All three roasts were cooked to the same degree--rare, as indicated by a meat thermometer.")

  3.      Tells Ways of Cooking Lamb.; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Jul 14, 1928; pg. 27, 1 pgs
("The use of the meat termometer which mades it possible to roast large cuts to just the turn desired, and with a minimum of shrinkage, is discussed and illustrated.")

(JSTOR database)
Meat Research in the United States
E. W. Sheets
The Scientific Monthly, Vol. 38, No. 1. (Jan., 1934), pp. 50-59.
Pg. 51:  For example, every rib roast of beef is cooked to the rare stage, that is, until the meat at the center registers 62 (degrees--ed.) C. as shown by a special meat thermometer.

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OVEN THERMOMETER

   The OED has no entry for "oven thermometer."


(MAKING OF AMERICA-CORNELL database)
Scientific American. / New Series, Volume 21, Issue 23: pp. 353-368
p. 359 1 match of 'oven thermometer*'
Title: Scientific American. / New Series, Volume 21, Issue 23
Publisher: Scientific American, inc. etc. Publication Date: Dec 4, 1869
City: New York Pages: 418 page images in vol.
This entire journal issue:  http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/moa/moa-cgi?notisid=ABF2204-1021&byte=189646133
   ("THE BAKER'S OVEN THERMOMETER.  This useful instrument for indicating the temperature of an oven, is the invention of Mr. T. Bailey, or Salford.")


(AMERICAN PERIODICAL SERIES database)
 Scientific American (1845-1908), New York; Apr 27, 1889; Vol. Vol. LX., Iss. 0
  AN IMPROVED OVEN THERMOMETER.; pg. 259, 1 pgs

Scientific American (1845-1908), New York; Jan 1, 1889, Iss. 0
  Other 1 -- No Title; pg. 411, 2 pgs

Scientific American (1845-1908), New York; Dec 30, 1882; Vol. Vol.XLVII., Iss. 0
  Oven Thermometer.; pg. 421, 1 pgs

Scientific American (1845-1908), New York; Feb 3, 1877; Vol. Vol. XXXVI., Iss. 0
  Other 3 -- No Title; pg. 75, 2 pgs
("Oven Thermometer, P. A. Forbrache...185,170")

(NEW YORK TIMES)
  1.      Display Ad 5 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Feb 5, 1901; pg. 3, 1 pgs
("Oven Thermometers, 67c" at Macy's.)

  2.      WOMEN HERE AND THERE; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; May 7, 1899; pg. 22, 1 pgs
("Guesswork is unscientific, and so I purchased, first of all, an oven thermometer.")

(WORLDCAT database)
Libraries with Item: "Taylor home bake oven the..."
NY NEW YORK ACAD OF MED  VVK
Libraries worldwide that own item: 1
Title: Taylor home bake oven thermometer ;
book of recipes for baking and roasting, carefully tested for time and temperature.
Author(s): Badenoch, Nena Wilson.
Corp Author(s): Taylor Instrument Companies.
Publication: Rochester, N.Y. : Taylor Instrument Companies,
Year: 1917
Description: 24 p. : ill. ; 16 cm.
Language: English
Other Titles: Taylor cook book.
Document Type: Book
Entry: 19990309
Update: 19990309
Accession No: OCLC: 40928991
Database: WorldCat

Cooper Oven Thermometers.
Corp Author: Cooper Oven Thermometer Co.
Publication: Hartford, Conn. : Taylor & Greenough, 1915-1929?
Document: English : Book