Balance
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ULTRA-MICRO/DIGITAL/10MG
- DATE
- 1960–1969
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0169.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Mettler
- MODEL
- UM6
- LOCATION
- Switzerland
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General Information
- Serial #
- 130431
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL BODY; SYNTHETIC KNOBS; METAL AND GLASS WORKING PARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 48.0 cm
- Width
- 42.0 cm
- Height
- 50.0 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
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- PROBABLY USED IN THE 1960S AND 1970S
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF BALANCE USED IN THE MASS LAB OF THE DEPT. OF TRADE & COMMERCE. - Function
-
USED TO DETERMINE THE MASS OF EXTREMELY SMALL SUBSTANCES IN A LABORATORY SETTING. IT HAS A CAPACITY OF 10 MILLIGRAMS WITH A SENSITIVITY OF 0.5 MICROGRAMS. - Technical
-
THIS IS A DIRECT READING ULTRA-MICRO BALANCE OF THE CONVENTIONAL BEAM & KNIFE EDGE TYPE, NOT USING TORSION ELEMENTS IN CONSTRUCTION. [REF 1] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFG'S PLATE ON BACK: 'Mettler [LOGO]/ Type UM6/ No. 130431/ Max. 10 mg/ Made in Switzerland'/ PRINTED ON FRONT: 'Mettler [LOGO]'/ STICKER ON FRONT: 'INDUSTRY CANADA/ [BAR CODE]/ 971214'
- Missing
- PLASTIC COVER;BRUSH; 10 MG CHECK WEIGHT; AND INSTRUCTIONS
- Finish
- TOP AND SIDES PALE GREEN MATTE PAINT; FRONT PANEL AND LEDGE TOP WHITE BAKED ENAMEL; BOTTOM ON ALL SIDES DARKER GREEN MATTE PAINT; KNOBS GREY OR BLACK
- Decoration
- N/A
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Mettler, Balance, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 1997.0169, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0169.001/
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