General Information

Serial #

SC-2401

Part Number

7

Total Parts

8

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASINGS, CONTAINERS, PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

N/A

Width

N/A

Height

13.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

22.5 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Chemistry

Category

Laboratory equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

Piece of chemistry laboratory equipment used at national research council of Canada, one of Canada’s foremost research establishments in number of scientific & technological areas.

Function

Rotating device used to separate mixture or suspension of materials of similar densities by means of centrifugal force.

Technical

Bench model which could hold up to 6 or 8 samples, operating at typical speeds of 14-20,000 rpm with resultant centrifugal force causing suspended particulate matter to be forces to bottom of sample tubes, thereby allowing liquid and/or solids to be analyzed separately or to be used in other compounds or experiments.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Incised lettering reading "SER VALL/ TYPE SS-34/ MADE IN U.S.A.". Each sample holder place is numbered 1 to 8. Incised on bottom "SC-2401". Handwritten in blue ink "RC-2".

Missing

8 SAMPLE HOLDERS

Finish

Non-ferrous silver metal.

Decoration

N/A