Tester, cheese moisture
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- OBJECT TYPE
- METAL PROBE
- DATE
- 1948
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1979.0298.001
- MANUFACTURER
- TAGLIABUE, C.J. CORP.
- MODEL
- TAG-HEPPENSTHALL 8001
- LOCATION
- Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
More Information
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
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TAGLIABUE, C.J. CORP., Tester, cheese moisture, 1948, Artifact no. 1979.0298, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1979.0298.001/
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