Scale, hemoglobin

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OBJECT TYPE: Tallquist/manual
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0630.002

MANUFACTURER: SKLAR, J. MFG. CO.
MODEL: Standard Tallquist
LOCATION: Long Island, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: Échelle colorimetrique pour hemoglobine
Patents: N/A
General Description: cardstock/ waxed paper

Dimensions

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

Length: 19.5 cm
Width: 7.3 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Medical equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SKLAR
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Long Island

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum.
Function: Haemoglobin scale, ranging from 10 to 100, used to determine haemoglobin levels in blood.
Technical: Blood is absorbed into one of the test papers and then compared to the color scale in order to determine the percent and weight of hemoglobin in blood under normal and anemic conditions. Specialized paper called "Tallquist" paper.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Print card reads: "SKLAR [logo]/ J. SKLAR MFG. CO./ Long Island City, N.Y."/ Scale range fron 10 to 100 in increment of 10. Handwritten in pencil on back of chart reads: "979.21.14a"
Missing: N/A
Finish: Card stock color chart on right side covered by a thin layer of paper (paper has yellowed)
Decoration: N/A

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SKLAR, J. MFG. CO., Scale, hemoglobin, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2002.0630, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0630.002/

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