General Information

Serial #

43948

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 & PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

41.0 cm

Width

29.5 cm

Height

49.0 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

SARTORIUS

Country

Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Göttingen

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. ANALYTICAL BALANCES ARE PRECISION BALANCES DESIGNED TO MEASURE MASS OF QUANTITIES TO ACCURACY RANGING FROM 0.1 TO 0.01 MILLIGRAMS.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF 1930S ANALYTICAL BALANCE, TWO-PAN WITH TOP LOADING SMALL WEIGHTS ARM.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE ON CASE FRONT READS "SARTORIUS-WERKE/ A.G./ GOTTINGEN"/ INTERIOR PLATE READS "43948/ SARTORIUS-WERKE/ A.G./ GOTTINGEN"/ HANDWRITTEN LABEL READS IN SCRIPT "Sartorius Analytical Balance/ Capacity 200 gm Sens 1/20 mg/ Ser. # 43984/ P.O. 15-334-B $130.20/ Vintage Instrument"/ HAND PRINTED LABEL READS "SARTORIUS 43984/ SENSITIVITY/ 0 LOAD-k=0.019/ 10g LOAD-k=0.020/ 50g LOAD-k=0.020/ 100g LOAD-k=0.020 JLB/ 28,10,9"

Missing

UNKNOWN

Finish

CLEAR COATING ON BROWN WOOD/ GOLD PAINTED FRONT POSTS(NOW MOSTLY REMOVED)/ BLACK CHASSIS/ PLATED, BRASS COLOURED, BLACK PAINTED PARTS

Decoration

N/A