Measuring instrument

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OBJECT TYPE: Butterfat & protein
DATE: 1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0082.003

MANUFACTURER: MOJONNIER
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD CASE WITH 3 GLAZED SIDES CONTAINING METAL MEASURING DEVICE

Dimensions

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

Length: 44.0 cm
Width: 40.7 cm
Height: 59.6 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: From CA of 08/05/1997 by Carrie Misener: Undetermined
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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MOJONNIER, Measuring instrument, circa 1925, Artifact no. 1988.0082, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0082.003/

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