General Information

Serial #

5297

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CLASP & HINGES/ LEATHER HANDLE/ BAKELITE KNOBS/ PLASTIC/ VARNISHED WOODEN CASE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

22.5 cm

Width

19.5 cm

Height

29.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Research

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

TAGLIABUE

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New Jersey

City

Newark

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO MEASURE MOISTURE CONTENT OF CHEESE IN CYLINDRICAL WOODEN BOXES WITHOUT HAVING TO OPEN BOX

Technical

AN EXAMPLE OF A PROBE TYPE MOISTURE METER FROM 1940'S

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

GOLD STAMPED PLATE INSIDE CASE TITLED 'OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS' & ENDS WITH 'TAG-HEPPENSTALL MOISTURE METER/ STYLE 8001 SERIAL NO. 5297/ MANUFACTURED BY/ C.J. TAGLIABUE CORPORATION (N.J.), NEWARK, N.J./ MOISTURE METER IS NUMBERED '7, 8' [THEN BY 2'S TO 24]/ THERE ARE TWO SWITCHES MARKED 'ON OFF' & 'STD OP.'/ ONE KNOB MARKED 'STD.ADJ.'/ GAUGE ISNUMBERED BY SINGLE DECIMAL POINTS FROM 0 TO.6/ ABOVE SCALE READS: 'WESTON ELEC. INST. CORP. NEWARK, N.J., U.S.A.'/ UNDER SCALE READS: 'MILLIAMPERS/ D.C./ [TAG LOGO]/ MODEL 506'/ ENGRAVED INTO CASE BELOW STAMP IS '222'/ ENGRAVED ON CLASP: 'EAGLE LOCK CO. TERRYVILLE, CONN. U.S.A.'

Missing

THREE BATTERIES ARE MISSING

Finish

VARNISHED WOOD/ BLACK PLASTIC & BAKELITE/ PLAIN METAL FINISH

Decoration

OPERATING INSTRUCTION'S STAMP HAS GOLD STAMPED BORDER