Refractometer

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OBJECT TYPE
ABBE
DATE
Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1996.0659.001
MANUFACTURER
Zeiss, Carl
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Jena, German Democratic Republic

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General Information

Serial #
11678
Part Number
1
Total Parts
6
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
.1 FERROUS METAL BASE; BRASS? BODY; GLASS OPTICAL ELEMENTS, MIRROR/.2 GLASS/.3 CARDBOARD/.4 METAL COVER, GLASS TUBE, MERCURY/.5 CARDBOARD/.6 WOOD WITH METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length
21.7 cm
Width
17.1 cm
Height
37.6 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Chemistry
Category
Test-measurement equipment
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Zeiss
Country
German Democratic Republic
State/Province
Unknown
City
Jena

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
Unknown
Canada
INSTRUMENT USED BY HEALTH CANADA, DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT OF CANADA.
Function
INSTRUMENT USED TO DETERMINE REFRACTIVE INDICES OF SUBSTANCES; REFRACTIVE INDEX IS VALUABLE FACTOR IN DETERMINING STRENGTH & PURITY OF SOLUTIONS, PROPORTIONS OF MIXTURES OF TWO LIQUIDS, PERCENTAGE OF FOREIGN SUBSTANCES IN LIQUIDS ETC. IT COULD BE USED FOR TRANSPARENT LIQUIDS & SOLIDS, & DARK COLOURED LIQUIDS, OPAQUE & TRANSLUCENT PLASTICS.
Technical
REFRACTOMETER MADE BY GERMAN OPTICALINSTRUMENT MFR. ZEISS, OF TYPE USED EXTENSIVELY IN CHEMICAL & PHYSICAL LABORATORIES, AS WELL AS DISTILLING, SUGAR, DRUG, PAINT & OIL INDUSTRIES ETC.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
.1 INCISED LETTERING ON TUBE READING "CARL ZEISS/ JENA/ Nr. 11678/ Germany"; INCISED WHITE SCALE MARKINGS & NUMBERS/.2 BLACK LETTERING READING "ND 1.5170"/.3 BLACK LETTERING READING "Justier-/ plattchen/ zum Abbe schen/ Refraktometer/ n/D=1.5170"/.4 INCISED "Germany" ON CASING/.5 BLACK LETTERING ON LABEL READS "LABORATORY APPARATUS/ ONE O to 75 [DEGREES] C. in 1 [DEGREES]/ No. 8627/ THERMOMETER/ Fine Thread/ ARTHUR H. THOMAS CO./ PHILADELPHIA, U.S.A."
Missing
UNKNOWN PARTS
Finish
.1 PAINTED GLOSSY BLACK WITH METALLIC GREY TUBE & PARTS, BRASS COLOURED & BLACK PAINTED PARTS/.2 TRANSLUCENT/.3 BUFF WITH RED BANDS AROUND SIDES/.4 METALLIC GREY CASING, COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT TUBE, WHITE SCALE/.5 BROWN CARDBOARD/.6 LIGHT BROWN STAINED * COATED WOOD, GOLD PAINTED HANDLE, METALLIC HARDWARE
Decoration
N/A

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