General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

10

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 FERROUS METAL BASE & STAND; METAL WORKING PARTS; SYNTHETIC PARTS; RUBBER? HOSE/.2 METAL CASING & PARTS; SYNTHETIC SCREEN, CONTROLS, POWER CORD/.3-.9 NON-FERROUS METAL/.10 WOOD WITH METAL HARDWARE, FABRIC LINING, SYNTHETIC PLATE

Dimensions

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

Length

44.0 cm

Width

22.5 cm

Height

39.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Printing

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

THWING

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Philadelphia

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED IN MUSEUM ARTIFACT CONSERVATION LABORATORY OF CCI IN WHICH ENVIRONMENT & DETERIORATION RESEARCH WAS CARRIED OUT, IN SUCH AREAS AS EFFECTS OF LIGHTING, TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY ETC., METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION & PACKING OF ARTIFACTS, & MATERIALS SUCH AS VARNISHES, RESINS & ADHESIVES.

Function

INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE TEAR STRENGTH OF PAPER, BY MEASURING WEIGHT REQUIRED TO CONTINUE TEAR ALREADY STARTED RATHER THAN TO START TEAR.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF THING-ALBERT PAPER TESTER WITH DIGITAL METER IN ADDITION TO MANUAL SCALE. SEE POSSIBLY EARLIER VERSION OF THWING PAPER TESTER 1997.0819. TEARING STRENGTH WAS SOMETIMES CONSIDERED BETTER CRITERION OF PAPER STRENGTH THAN BURSTING OR TENSILE STRENGTH.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 PLATE ON ARM READS "ELMENDORF TEARING TESTER/ THWING-ALBERT INSTRUMENT CO./ PHILADELPHIA, U.S.A./ CAT. 60-400" WITH SCALES FOR 0 TO 16, 0 TO 32, 0 TO 64; HAND INCISED "34414" ON ARM/.2 PLATE ON BACK READING "MODEL NO. 65-1A/ ORDER NO. 74A-1014 VOLTAGE 110/ SERIAL NO. 7220 CYCLES 60/ THWING-ALBERT INSTRUMENT COMPANY/ PHILADELPHIA, U.S.A. 19154"; LABEL READING "N.M.C./M.N.C./ 39288"/.5-.9 INCISED LETTERING READING "THWING-ALBERT/ PHILADELPHIA U.S.A" & "ELMENDORF/ CHECK WEIGHT" WITH ADDITIONAL MARKING.5 "20,.6 "35",.7 "55",.8 "75",.9 "90"; HANDWRITTEN BLACK LETTERING READS.5 "179.6",.6 "335.6g",.8"814g",.9 1030g"

Missing

UNKNOWN

Finish

.1 BASE, STAND & PARTS PAINTED MOTTLED BROWN; METALLIC & PLATED PARTS; BLACK; GREY & BLUE SYNTHETIC; YELLOWED HOSE/.2 CASING PAINTED MOTTLED BROWN; BLACK SCREEN, CONTROLS, CORD; BLU, BLACK & GREY SYNTHETIC PARTS/.3-.4 PAINTED MOTTLED BROWN/.5-.9 BRUSHED METAL/.10 COATED NATURAL WOOD; PLATED HARDWARE; BLACK LINING

Decoration

.10 LETTERING ON PLATE READS "THWING-ALBERT/ PHILADELPHIA, PA. 19154"