General Information

Serial #

HV-303-656

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

FERROUS METAL STAND/ NON-FERROUS METAL & GLASS CYLINDER/ WOOD CASE WITH METAL FITTINGS/ PAPER? CASE COVERING

Dimensions

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

Length

28.0 cm

Width

17.5 cm

Height

35.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Chemistry

Category

Test-measurement equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

FISH

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

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

INSTRUMENT USED FOR PRECISION MEASUREMENT OF VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS OR GASES.

Technical

ABSOLUTE VISCOSITY IS DETERMINED BY MEASURING TIME (WITH STOPWATCH) OF FALL OFGLASS OR STEEL BALL THROUGH COLUMN OF FLUID IN INCLINED GLASS TUBE. THIS METHOD WAS ADOPTED BY INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE ON VISCOSIMITY (REF. 2).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE ON VISCOSIMETER BASE READING "FISH SCHURMAN CORPORATION/ NEW YORK 17, N.Y./ SERIAL NO. HV-303-656/ MADE IN U.S.A."/ GLASS TUBE MARKED IN RED "1475"/ RED HAND LETTERING ON CASE DOOR READS "Viscosimeter"

Missing

SCREW NUT ON CYLINDER TOP

Finish

BLACK WRINKLE FINISH ON VISOSIMETER STAND/ PLATED METAL CYLINDER, PARTS/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS/ BRASS COLOURED ACCESSORIES & CASE HARDWARE/ BLACK CASE & ACCESSORIES CASE/ BLACK HANDLE

Decoration

N/A