General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD FRAME WITH GLAZED SIDES & TOP/ METAL MECHANISM & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC? CHASSIS & SCALE

Dimensions

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

Length

46.0 cm

Width

26.8 cm

Height

45.7 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Metrology

Category

Mass/weight

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

VOLAND

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New Rochelle

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED AT LARGEST RESEARCH INSTITUTION IN CANADA DURING PERIOD OF ITS MOST RAPID GROWTH, GREATEST PRODUCTIVITY & DURING WHICH IT DEVELOPED WORLD RENOWNED REPUTATION.

Function

INSTRUMENT USED TO DETERMINE MASS OF SUBSTANCES IN LABORATORY. MICROBALANCE IS SMALL BALANCE USED TO WEIGH MINUTE QUANTITIES OF SUBSTANCES, USUALLY ABLE TO WEIGH LOADS UP TO 0.1 GRAM. (1000 MG)

Technical

EXAMPLE OF MICRO-BALANCE WITH LIFT FOR ARM & SECOND FOR PANS ON AGATE PIVOT, & CRANK OPERATED CHAIN DRIVEN VERNIER ON TOP FRONT OF CASE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BROWN? LETTERING ON SCALE READS "VOLAND & SONS/ (INC.)/ NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y./ MADE FOR/ CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC CO."

Missing

UNKNOWN

Finish

CLEARCOATING ON BROWN WOOD/ COLOURLESS, TRANSPARENT GLASS/ BLACK CHASSIS/ PLATED, COPPER COLOURED, BLACK PAINTED PARTS/ WHITE SCALE

Decoration

N/A