Hydrometer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SPIRIT/PROOF & TRALLE
- DATE
- 1900–1939
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.1223.001
- MANUFACTURER
- TYCOS
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Rochester, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 341330
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- GLASS/ LEAD SHOT BALLS/ PAPER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 7.5 cm
- Width
- 2.0 cm
- Height
- 2.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Physics
- Category
- Hydrostatics & fluid mechanics
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- TAYLOR
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Rochester
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- OWNER USED HYDROMETER C.1910 (REF.1)
- Canada
-
THIS HYDROMETER PROBABLY USED FOR ALCOHOL CONTENT OF HOMEMADE WINES OR BEER, ETC. - Function
-
INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF SPIRITS - Technical
-
THIS HYDROMETER WAS STANDARDIZED FOR USE AT 600F. INSTRUMENTS WITH PRINTED SCALES CANNOT BE GUARANTEED TO MEET BUREAU OF STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION. USED FOR EDUCATIONAL LABORATORIES & INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES WHERE APPROXIMATE READINGS ARE APPROPRIATE. (SEE REF.2) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S INFORMATION PRINTED ON PAPER SCALE: 'Tycos - Rochester. N.Y., U.S.A.'/ PRINTED ON SIDE OF SCALE: 'Proof and Tralle's Scale for Spirit, Temp. 60o F.'/ TWO HAND WRITTEN SCALES, THE LEFT GRADED FROM 100-0 AND 0-100, WITH THE ZERO MARKED 'P'; THERIGHT SCALE GRADED 100-0/ PRINTED No.: '341330'
- Missing
- NONE From CA of 12/06/2001 by David Daley: No - Complete
- Finish
- PAPER SCALE IS WHITE WITH BLACK PRINTING
- Decoration
- N/A
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TYCOS, Hydrometer, circa 1900–1939, Artifact no. 1987.1223, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.1223.001/
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