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OBJECT TYPE: liquid/metal
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1980.0902.001

MANUFACTURER: Stern, I. Products Corp.
MODEL: Mercury
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: White synthetic bottle [?]; black moulded synthetic lid; adhesive backed silver foil (?) labels bears black text. Contents: mercury.

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 9.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: 360.35
Diameter: 7.2 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Dentistry
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Stern
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Vermont
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: Part of a collection of chemicals and equipment used in the manufacture of dental fillings, moulds, bridgework and inlays.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Label on bottle front reads "TRIPLE DISTILLED/ Chemically Pure/ MERCURY/ 1 AVD. LB. NET/ This mercury appears on/ the list of certifie[d]/ materials./ Jelinek Alloys Division/ I. Stern Products Corp./ NEW YORK, N.Y."
Missing: Container appears complete; some contents missing. Original container and contents sealed within large glass jar by CSTMC Conservation staff prior to recataloguing.
Finish: White synthetic bottle [?]; black moulded synthetic lid; adhesive backed silver foil (?) labels bears black text. Contents: mercury.
Decoration: N/A

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Stern, I. Products Corp., Chemical, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1980.0902, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1980.0902.001/

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