Manometer

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OBJECT TYPE: PLAIN/U
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0224.001

MANUFACTURER: MERIAM INSTRUMENT CO.
MODEL: B-2856
LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: H56721
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASES AND METAL SCALE/ GLASS TUBE/ COMES IN A WOODEN STORAGE BOX WITH METAL HARDWARE/ GLASS BOTTLE WITH METAL 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: 147.0 cm
Width: 20.5 cm
Height: 16.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Pneumatics & air pressure
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MERIAM
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Cleveland

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS ONE WAS USED FROM THE 1950S TO THE 1970S
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF INSTRUMENT USED IN THE STANDARDS BRANCH OF THE CANADIAN GOVT. IN OTTAWA
Function: USED TO MEASURE DIFFERENCES IN PRESSURE. IT IS A PRECISE LOW PRESSURE STANDARD WHICH WAS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH LOW PRESSURE FLOW PROVER TO ACCURATELY SET FLOWRATES BASED ON PRESSURE [REF 1]
Technical: THE INSTRUMENT HAS A GLASS U-TUBE FILLED WITH WATER, MERCURY OR A SPECIAL OIL MADE FROM FISH. PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO ONE END OF THE U-TUBE AND PRESSURE IN INCHES AND TENTHS OF INCHES IS READ ON THE OTHER LEG.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 MFG'S PLATE: 'THE/ MERIAM INSTRUMENT/ CO./ TYPE U/ MODEL B-2856/ SER. NO. H56721/ RANGE 100/ CLEVELAND, OHIO, U.S.A.'/ PRINTED ON THE SCALE: 'RB-3202 READ INCHES AND TENTHS THE MERIAM INSTRUMENT CO. CLEVELAND, OHIO, U.S.A.'/ THREE SCALES: '0 TO 50' '25 TO 0 TO 25' '25 TO 0 TO 19'/ PLATE ON SIDE: 'DOMINION OF CANADA/ DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE/ STANDARDS DIVISION/ INSPECTION STANDARD NO. G323A'/.2 PRINTED ON THE SCALE: 'RC-4406 READ INCHES AND TENTHS'/ TWO SCALES: '0 TO 50' '0 TO 50'/ PLATE ON SIDE: 'DOMINION OF CANADA/ DEPT. OF TRADE AND COMMERCE/ STANDARDS DIVISION/ INSPECTION STANDARD NO. G323B'/.3 LABEL INCLUDES: 'MERIAM 175/ BLUE FLUID/ SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.75/ [CAUTION & FIRST AID INSTRUCTIONS]'
Missing: From CA of 11/20/2001 by Matthew Bruce: Yes - some padding missing from case; .003 accompanied by fax copy of MSDS
Finish: CASE FINISHED IN MATTE BLACK TEXTURED FINISH/ SCALE WHITE WITH BLACK PRINTING/ WOOD ON BOX UNFINISHED/ CLEAR GLASS BOTTLE WITH WHITE LID AND LABEL
Decoration: N/A

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