Hydrometer

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OBJECT TYPE: Baume/specific gravity/light liquids
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2009.0025.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: glass shell/ paper label/ lead? shot

Dimensions

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

Length: 26.5 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 2.3 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Research
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Instrument used by Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Agriculture Canada. The lot with which this refractometer arrived contained tomato juice testing equipment, which was designed to pinpoint the colour of the juice based on benchmark colour charts. However, refractometers could be used to test a number of things, including, for instance, honey, grape juice, wine, and maple syrup.
Function: An instrument used to measure the specific gravity of liquids.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Black lettering on paper reads: "Beaume Scale for Heavy Liquids Temp: 60 [degrees] F."/ Black scale markings from 0 to 10
Missing: N/A
Finish: Colourless, transparent glass/ narrow part of the stem has a white paper in it with the graduation markings/ grey shot
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Hydrometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2009.0025, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2009.0025.001/

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