General Information

Serial #

C 1571

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING, MECHANISM, PANS, CONTROLS/ GLASS WINDOWS/ SYNTHETIC CONTROLS

Dimensions

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

Length

29.3 cm

Width

15.1 cm

Height

20.8 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

TORSION

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montréal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

PROBABLY 1960S +

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. THIS SCALE WAS USED IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES.

Function

INSTRUMENT USED TO DETERMINE MASS OF SUBSTANCES. WITH TORSION BALANCE, WEIGHT IS DETERMINED BY TWISTING FORCE NEEDED TO TURN WIRE OR BAND.

Technical

USED FOR RAPID WEIGHING, WITH DIAL TORSION MECHANISM ELIMINATING NEED FOR GRADUATED BEAM & CARRIER WEIGHT.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE ON BACK READING "STYLE DWL2 NO. C 1561 CAP. 120 G/ THE TORSION BALANCE CO./ (CANADA) LTD./ MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA"/ LABEL READING "NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL/ BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES/ NO. CON61015"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

GLOSSY GREY PAINTED CASING/ PLATED PANS, PARTS/ LIGHT GREY SYNTHETIC/ COLOURLESS, TRANSPARENT GLASS/ WHITE DIAL FACE

Decoration

N/A