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- OBJECT TYPE
- TOP LOADING/1 PAN/1200GM
- DATE
- 1980–1989
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0166.001
- MANUFACTURER
- METTLER INSTRUMENT AG
- MODEL
- P1210
- LOCATION
- Zurich, Switzerland
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 651048
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASE AND PAN/ SYNTHETIC KNOBS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 33.0 cm
- Width
- 18.0 cm
- Height
- 26.0 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 1970S AND 1980S
- Canada
-
TYPE SAMPLE OF A PRECISION SCALE USED IN THE LABORATORY OF CONSUMER & CORPORATE AFFAIRS IN OTTAWA - Function
-
USED TO DETERMINE THE MASS OF VERY SMALL SUBSTANCES IN A LABORATORY SETTING. IT HAS A CAPACITY OF 1200 GM WITH A PRECISION OF 0.005 MG; READABILITY OF 0.01 GM. - Technical
-
SIMILAR TO MODEL P1200 BUT DIGITAL READOUT HAS EXTRA LARGE NUMBERS. HAS A LEVELMATIC FEATURE WHICH AUTOMATICALLY COMPENSATES FOR OUT-OF-PLUMB WEIGHING SURFACES. SIMPLE OPERATION CAN BE UNDERSTOOD AT A GLANCE. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFG'S PLATE: 'Mettler[LOGO]/ METTLER INSTRUMENTE AG/ CH-8606 GREIFENSEE-ZURICH/ MADE IN SWITZERLAND/ 110v 60cps 15w/ TYPE P1210/ NO. 651048/ MAX 1200g'/ STICKER ON BACK: 'FUNKSCHUTZ ZEICH DES YDE'/ ON TOP: 'Mettler [LOGO]'/ STICKER ON SIDE: 'Distributed and Serviced by/ FISHER SCIENTIFIC'/ PRINTED ON FRONT PANEL: 'Mettler P1210/ Tara 0-100g'/ PRINTED ABOVE DIAL: 'Max 1200g/ d=10mg'/ STICKER ON FRONT: 'INDUSTRY CANADA/ [BAR CODE]/ 971212'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- TOP AND SIDES GREY MATTE PAINTED/ FRONT AND BACK BROWN MATTE PAINTED/ BROWN, RED AND BLACK KNOBS
- Decoration
- N/A
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METTLER INSTRUMENT AG, Balance, between 1980–1989, Artifact no. 1997.0166, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0166.001/
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