Hydrometer

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OBJECT TYPE: BAUME/SPECIFIC GRAVITY
DATE: 1960–1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0028.001

MANUFACTURER: SARGENT
MODEL: S-41915
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS TUBE WITH PAPER SCALE, METAL BASE

Dimensions

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

Length: 38.5 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 1.7 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Metrology
Category: Specific gravity/density
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SARGENT
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF LIQUIDS.
Technical: THIS HYDROMETER APPEARS IN SEVERAL SARGENT CATALOGUES OF 1960S. IT HAD SPECIFIC GRAVITY SCALE & WAS USED FOR LIGHT & HEAVY LIQUIDS, HAD WIDE RANGE, 400 MM, WITH SMOOTH SHAFT, SHOT BALLAST & CEMENTED PAPER SCALE; RANGE 0.700-2.000 IN INTERVALS OF 0.010 (REF. 2).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK LETTERING ON SCALE READS "BAUME-SPECIFIC GRAVITY TEMP. 60 [DEGREES] F. Made in U.S.A." & "UNIVERSAL", WITH MARKINGS & NUMBERINGS FOR 70 TO 70 & 2000 TO 0700
Missing: N/A
Finish: COLOURLESS & TRANSPARENT GLASS/ WHITE PAPER/ METALLIC BULB
Decoration: N/A

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SARGENT, Hydrometer, between 1960–1970, Artifact no. 2003.0028, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0028.001/

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