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- OBJECT TYPE
- SEMI-MICRO/1 PAN/80GM/SUBSTITUTION WEIGHING
- DATE
- 1960–1969
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0165.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Mettler, E.
- MODEL
- H16
- LOCATION
- Zurich, Switzerland
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 116911
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL AND SYNTHETIC CASE WITH GLASS WINDOWS AND SYNTHETIC KNOBS AND CORD
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 37.5 cm
- Width
- 20.0 cm
- Height
- 39.0 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
- Mettler
- Country
- Switzerland
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Zurich
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- PROBABLY USED IN THE 1960S AND 1970S
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF A PRECISE INSTRUMENT USED IN THE MASS LABORATORY OF THE STANDARDS DIVISION OF THE DEPT. OF TRADE & COMMERCE. - Function
-
USED TO DETERMINE THE MASS OF VERY SMALL SUBSTANCES IN A LABORATORY SETTING. IT HAS A CAPACITY OF 80 GM WITH A SENSITIVITY OF.05 MG; READABILITY, 0.01 MG. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PRINTEDON FRONT PANEL: 'E.METTLER/ ZURICH/ SWISS MADE/ Type H16 Cap.80g No. 116911/ 1 Div. = 1mg'/ BADGE ON FRONT: 'Mettler [LOGO]'/ DYNOTAPE: 'LB 223'/ PLATE INSIDE READS IN 4 LANGUAGES: 'Weights are adjusted at air-density of 1200 mg/1/ to an apparant mass of density of 8.4g/cm'/ STICKER ON FRONT: 'INDUSTRY CANADA- E/ [BAR CODE]/ 971216'
- Missing
- CHAMOIS SKIN; CAMEL HAIR BRUSH; PLASTIC COVER; SPARE LAMP [REF 1]
- Finish
- BOTTOM SECTION LIGHT GREEN BAKED ENAMEL; TOP SECTION VERY PALE GREEN PLASTIC/ SHINY METAL GLASS SUPPORTS AND PAN/ GREY KNOBS AND MAGNIFIER HOLDER/ GREY CORD
- Decoration
- N/A
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Mettler, E., Balance, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 1997.0165, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0165.001/
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