General Information

Serial #

18018

Part Number

1

Total Parts

20

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

NON-FERROUSMETAL WEIGHTS/ METAL FORCEPS WITH SYNTHETIC? TIPS/ PAPER LABEL/ PLASTIC CASE WITH SYNTHETIC ADHESIVE TAPE SUPPLEMEMTING HINGES

Dimensions

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

Length

10.1 cm

Width

8.8 cm

Height

4.7 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

Ainsworth

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Colorado

City

Denver

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

CAST LETTERING ON CASE EXTERIOR READS "AINSWORTH/ DENVER, COLO. U.S.A."/ CAST LETTERING ON CASE INTERIOR READS "AINSWORTH/ TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF."/ INCISED WEIGHT DESIGNATIONS ON INDIVIDUAL WEIGHTS/ BLUE STAMPED "18018" ON LABEL/ BLACK PRINTED CERTIFICATE READS IN PART "WM. AINSWORTH & SONS/ INCORPORATED/ 2151 LAWRENCE STREET DENVER 2, COLORADO, U.S.A." & "Date 10-29-51/ Set No. 5252/ Serial #18018"/ LABEL ON CASE READS "APPLIED BIOLOGY/ 48"

Missing

TWO 2 MG, 100 MG, 50 MG WEIGHTS FROM SET

Finish

PLATED WEIGHTS/ METALLIC FORCEPS WITH BONE COLOURED TIPS/ GREEN CASE WITH BLACK INTERIOR TRAY/ BLACK PADDING

Decoration

N/A