General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BRASS CASE; STEEL DIAL FACE; SYNTHETIC KNOBS; GLASS TUBE

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

24.0 cm

Height

34.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Physics

Category

Thermal & thermal conductivity

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Precision

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

EXAMPLE OF A GAS CALORIMETER USED IN CANADA

Function

USED FOR PRECISE MEASUREMENTS OF GAS VOLUMES IN THE DETERMINATION OF THE HEATING VALUES OF GASES OR FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE AMOUNTS OF IMPURITIES, SUCH AS DUST, TAR, MOISTURE ETC., CARRIED BY THE GAS. [REF 1]

Technical

DEVICE DEVELOPED TO MEASURE THE HEATING VALUE OF GAS TO ENSURE THAT CONSUMERS WERE BEING SOLD GAS THAT WOULD PRODUCE HEATS OF THE REQUIRED TEMPERATURE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED ON DIAL FACE: 'SARGENT WET TESTMETER/ MANUFACTURED BY/ PRECISION SCIENTIFIC CO./ PS [LOGO]/ CHICAGO, U.S.A./ HOURLY RATE BY ONE MINUTE OBSERVATION/ [OUTER SCALE 10 TO 100 IN TENTHS]/ [NEXT SCALE 1 TO 6 IN TENTHS]/ [THREE SMALL DIALS DIVIDED IN TENTHS, DESIGNATED:] '1 CUBIC FOOT/ 10 CUBIC FEET/ 100 CUBIC FEET'/ STICKER ON TOP: 'DO NOT REMOVE/ Holding unit/ 205C/ E.D.R./ 63950/[ALSO IN FRENCH]'

Missing

WATER GAUGE; THERMOMETER; PRESSURE MANOMETER From CA of 11/19/2001 by Matthew Bruce: Yes - missing one dial indicator

Finish

PAINTED MATTE SILVER - NOT ORIGINAL PAINT; WHITE DIAL FACE WITH BLACK PRINTING

Decoration

N/A