General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON, STEEL, COPPER WIRING, SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length

110.0 cm

Width

95.5 cm

Height

121.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Dairying

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

MOJONNIER

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1925-1950

Canada

A TESTING DEVICE USED IN A WELL KNOWN (NESTLE) COMPANY PLANT, AN EXAMPLE OF TESTING EQUIPMENT USED IN AN EARLY MILK PLANT.

Function

USED TO PERFORM FAT & TOTAL SOLIDS TESTS ON MILK IN ORDER TO APPRAISE THE VALUE OF THE MILK/ UTILIZES HEAT & CHEMICALS TO ANALYSE MILK SAMPLES FOR BUTTER FAT & PROTEIN.

Technical

DEVISED BY TIMOTHY MOJONNIER CA.1922-1925, THE MOJONNIER MILK TESTER COMBINED, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ONE UNIT, METHODS & APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING BOTH FAT & SOLIDS TESTS. THE ABILITY TO PERFORM RAPIDLY, ACCURATELY & SIMULTANEOUSLY BOTH OFTHE TWO MOST IMPORTANT TESTS IN APPRAISING MILK WAS EXTREMELY VALUABLE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

WOOD CASING PART. From CA of 08/05/1997 by Carrie Misener: Undetermined

Finish

BLACK & WHITE ENAMEL PAINTED METAL, BLACK & WHITE SYNTHETIC

Decoration

N/A