Bottle, fat test

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OBJECT TYPE: CREAM/BABCOCK/9 G./0-50%
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0191.001

MANUFACTURER: KIMBLE GLASS CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 3.7 cm
Height: 16.1 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Dairying
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: KIMBLE
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: FROM LABORATORY OF NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA, ONE OF CANADA'S FOREMOST RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENTS IN NUMBER OF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGICAL AREAS.
Function: BOTTLE USED TO PERFORM BABCOCK TEST ON MILK PRODUCTS, IN THIS CASE CREAM, TO MEASURE FAT CONTENT. ACID IS ADDED TO TEST SAMPLE IN BOTTLE & CENTRIFUGAL FORCE IS USED TO CAUSE FAT TO RISE TO TOP.
Technical: EQUIPMENT USED IN LABORATORY ANALYSIS OF MILK THROUGHOUT 20TH CENTURY. BABCOCK TEST WAS INVENTED BY AMERICAN CHEMIST STEPHEN BABCOCK (1843-1931).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: WHITE "USA/ K" ON SIDE/INCISED BLACK "9G" & SCALE FOR 0 TO 50
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: COLOURLESS & TRANSPARENT
Decoration: WHITE MAPLE LEAF DESIGN CONTAINING "CS"/ GROUND WHITE ELONGATED HEXAGON ON SIDE

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KIMBLE GLASS CO., Bottle, fat test, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1995.0191, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0191.001/

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