Hydrometer

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OBJECT TYPE: BAUME/SPECIFIC GRAVITY
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0115.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS TUBE/ METAL? BALLS IN BULB/ PAPER LABEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 31.8 cm
Width: 1.7 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Metrology
Category: Specific gravity/density
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: AN INSTRUMENT FOR DETERMINING THE DENSITY OR SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF A LIQUID.
Technical: AN EXAMPLE OF A BAUME HYDROMETER, WHICH HAS AN ARBITRARY SCALE WITH UNIFORM GRADUATIONS RATHER THAN A DIRECT READING SCALE WITH SCALE INCREMENTS MUCH SMALLER AT THE LOWER END THAN THE UPPER TO INDICATE ACTUAL DENSITY (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PAPER LABEL WITHIN GLASS TUBE PRINTED IN BLACK 'Hydrometer Selecting Baume, Spec. gravity Tp.60/60oF SK-47-509/3' & CALIBRATED FOR 70 TO 70 Be & 2000 TO 0,7000 SP.G.
Missing: N/A
Finish: COLOURLESS, TRANSPARENT GLASS/ WHITE PAPER
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Hydrometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1991.0115, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0115.001/

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