Meter, specific gravity

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OBJECT TYPE: GAS CENTRIFUGE
DATE: 1975
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0178.001

MANUFACTURER: KIMRAY INC.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE/ METAL,GLASS AND SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ GLASS BOTTLE WITH LID AND PAPER LABEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 26.5 cm
Width: 21.0 cm
Height: 45.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Hydrostatics & fluid mechanics
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: KIMRAY
Country: Canada
State/Province: Alberta
City: Calgary

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS ONE USED FROM THE 1970S TO 1990S
Canada: INSTRUMENT WAS HAND MADE BY A COMPANY IN CALGARY AT THE COST OF $8000 EACH ESPECIALLY FOR THE STANDARDS DIVISION. THERE WAS ONE LOCATED IN EACH OF THE REGIONS OF CANADA - 5. [REF 1]
Function: USED TO DETERMINE THE SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF NATURAL GAS [REF 1]
Technical: THIS IS A VERY MODERN INSTRUMENT THAT IS AN ADVANCE ON THE ARRCO BALANCE (970176) AND THE SCHLUETER BALANCE (970225). [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 MFG'S PLATE: 'KIMRAY/ INC/ GAS/ GRAVITOMETER/ RATIO/ L. MAN/ R. MAN'/ THERMOMETER SCALE: '1.2 1.1 1.0.9.8.7.6.5.4.3.3.4'/ PLATE ON BACK: 'Consumer and/ Corpoate Affairs/ NO. G-1750/ STANDARDS/ LABORATORY/ [ALSO IN FRENCH]'/ STICKER ON BACK AND ON COVER: 'DO NOT REMOVE/ Holding unit/ 2213/ E.D.R./ 34,702/ [ALSO IN FRENCH]'/ STICKER ON BASE: 'SEE CERTIFICATE/ VOIR CERTIFICAT'/.2 LABEL READS IN PART: 'NORMAL DECANE/ CAUTION.../ FIRST AID...'
Missing: From CA of 11/20/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: WOOD STAINED AND VARNISHED/ LACQUERED OR BRUSHED METAL PARTS/ UNCOLOURED GLASS WITH WHITE LID AND WHITE LABEL
Decoration: N/A

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KIMRAY INC., Meter, specific gravity, circa 1975, Artifact no. 1997.0178, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0178.001/

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