General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

11

AKA

COMPARATOR STAND

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD WITH METAL INSETS/ PORCELAIN TRAY/ METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length

33.5 cm

Width

19.0 cm

Height

21.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Meteorology

Category

Atmospheric humidity measurement

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

TINTOMETER

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Salisbury

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY 1950'S TO 1970'S

Canada

TYPE SAMPLE

Function

USED TO ESTIMATE THE ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY IN SMALL SPACES OR CREVICES AND ALSO FOR DETERMINING HUMIDITY AGAINST SURFACES WHICH MAY NOT BE IN A MOISTURE EQUILIBRIUM WITH THE ATMOSPHERE

Technical

A SIMPLE AND EASY HUMIDITY TEST WITH AN ACCURACY OF + OR - 5% FOR HUMIDITIES OF 100% DOWN TO 60%, AND AN ACCURACY OF + OR - 10% FOR LOWER HUMIDITIES, WHICH DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY ELABORATE EQUIPMENT.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 PLATE: 'SURFACE/ COMPARATOR/ MADE BY/ THE TINTOMETER LTD./ SALISBURY, ENGLAND.'/ CASE: PLATE ON TOP READS `HUMIDITY/ TESTING KIT/ MADE BY/ THE TINTOMETER LTD./ SALISBURY, ENGLAND'

Missing

500 SQ. CM. COBALT THIOCYANATE PAPER/ PAIR OF FORCEPS

Finish

.1 BLACK GLOSSY PAINT WITH WHITE PROCELAIN TRAY/ CASE: GREY TEXTURED PAINT ON OUTSIDE AND RED PLUSH INTERIOR

Decoration

N/A