General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

17

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL WEIGHTS (SOME BRASS?)/ STAINLESS STEEL FORCEPS WITH CELLULOID TIPS/ WOOD (MAHOGANY) BOX WITH METAL HARDWARE & VELVET-LIKE LINING

Dimensions

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

Length

11.9 cm

Width

9.2 cm

Height

4.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

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Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Metrology

Category

Mass/weight

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Fisher

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

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

WEIGHTS USED WITH BALANCE, SERVING AS STANDARD AGAINST WHICH MATERIAL TO BE WEIGHED IS MEASURED. WEIGHTS ARE SUSPENDED FROM ONE SIDE OF BALANCE BEAM WHILE MATERIAL IS PLACED IN PAN ETC. SUSPENDED FROM OTHER SIDE.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

WEIGHTS STAMPED "50G", "20", "10", "5', "2", "2", "1", "500/ MG", "100", "100", "50", "20", "10"/ INCISED LETTERING ON TWEEZERS READS "FISHER U.S.A." & "STAINLESS"/ PAPER LABEL READS IN BLACK HANDWRITTEN SCRIPT "Standardized &/ corrected/ 5/7/44 HWB"

Missing

5 SMALL WEIGHTS

Finish

LACQUERED BRASS COLOURED & PLATED WEIGHTS/ STAINLESS STEEL FORCEPS WITH YELLOW TIPS/ CLEAR COATING ON WOOD/ BLACK LINING

Decoration

N/A