Standard, colour

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1958
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2009.0034.002

MANUFACTURER: Magnuson Engineers
MODEL: Tomato red
LOCATION: San Jose, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 11547
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Bakelite?

Dimensions

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

Length: 11.0 cm
Width: 6.8 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Magnuson
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: San Jose

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Issued October 6, 1958 and revised to new regulation on March 29. 1961 (written on box lid 2009.0033.2)
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: To blend certain colours on a spinning disk to achieve a final colour used to determine the colour of tomato juice.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Print reads: "MONSSANTO LUSTREX/ CANADA [in black] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ["Agriculture" incised]/ COLOR STANDARD FOR CAN [CANNED TOMATOES incised]/ TOMATO RE [RED incised]/ DATE: OCT 6 1958 [black date]/ MAGNUSON ENGINEERS SAN JOSE, CALIF. [city and state incised]/ SERIAL NUMBER 11547 [sn incised]"/
Missing: N/A
Finish: Tomato red synthetic tablet/ Embossed and incised print and black print stamped onto plaque
Decoration: N/A

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