Where to find glass rectal thermometers?

I'm looking for an old-fashioned thermometer. I found a couple of options on amazon but they're in centigrade and I'm an American. 😃 And a couple of online places Google offered were out of stock. Is there a good place to order from?

(I really don't want an electronic one that's done in 10 seconds. I suspect many folks here feel the same.)

EBay

Auction sites. ebay probably your best bet.

I put them up for auction every so often on eBay.

Maybe try a farm supply store and get one used for animals.

Dan

I just stumbled on this...any reason this shouldn't be used?

https://www.amazon.com/Clinical-Glass-Thermometer-Underarm-2PCS/dp/B0CFFW48TD/

NetBear,

Are you looking for Oral or Rectal? The one you linked, looks like it might be oral. That’s not to say it can’t be used rectally or underarm.

I think your best finds would be on an auction site. There are a number of glass thermometers on eBay up for auction or buy it now.

Walmart. Check the internet. Probably won’t find a mercury one, but lots of glass rectal ones are advertised on the internet. Any glass thermometer can be used rectally.

I think your best finds would be on an auction site. There are a number of glass thermometers on eBay up for auction or buy it now.

When I went to eBay I saw people reselling the same thermometers I saw on Amazon. I searched for “glass rectal thermometers” (without quotes).

Actually, the one you linked to is for underarm use. I would be wary to use it rectally, because the bulb is quite sharp, compared to the normal stubby bulb of a true rectal thermometer, or the elongated bulb of an oral thermometer.

Over the years I have bought many glass-bulbed thermometers on ebay and have assembled a large collection.

Of late there are fewer and fewer as glass thermometers have phased out. Just think of all those who will never know the joys

of rectal temps. I have about 100 and would be glad to send you one. Let me know

I bought mine at a hospital pharmacy.

Animal supply stores usually have larger rectal glass thermometers.

It’s not technically glass, but I like the Geratherm rectal thermometers, which use something other than mercury. They’re longer, thicker, are difficult to break, and easier to read. When cleaned with some rubbing alcohol first, and dipped in Vaseline, they have a similar feeling to getting your RT taken growing up. Just like glass thermometers, they are left in place for 3-5 minutes.

I have there oral thermometer which appears to be identical to their rectal. I ordered a rectal one online from what now seems to be a scam site. 😢

I have found many on ebay. Put in 'glass rectal thermometer."

Bought a whole set of rectal therms on EBay couple years ago

I recommend ebay classifieds. I have already bought a lot there. Sometimes individual items, sometimes larger stocks.

See it this fits better into your dreams.

Glass Floating Thermometer Homebrew or milk culture

for yogurt, kombucha, etc

Geratherm sold in the US has both Fahrenheit and Celsius.

Try recycling drop off locations in the mercury bins.

Blush! Mine was always located on the counter in the doctor's exam room. Give Amazon a try.

Do a Google search for large animal veterinary thermometers.

At every pharmacy in a Jewish area near you Orthodox Jewish are not using digital thermometers on Saturday

@Browser Do you use all 100 at the same time? 😄

No. Of course not. What is you address and will send you one