Refractometer

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OBJECT TYPE: HAND HELD
DATE: 1990–2010
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2014.0431.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: B62520
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal; synthetic material; adhesive; glass.

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.5 cm
Width: 4.0 cm
Height: 3.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Mining and Metallurgy
Category: Mineral exploration
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Alberta
Period: Used between the 1990s and 2000s.
Canada: This artifact was used at the Imperial Oil geophysics laboratory.
Function: This refractometer was used to measure the refraction index of a liquid.
Technical: This artifact is used to measure the concentration of industrial fluids. The sample is placed on a prism which, with the help of multiple angled lenses, projects a line on a scale inside the instrument, which can be seen through an eyepiece. This device has two scales: 28 range in 2 degrees, and 27 range in 3 degrees, and has been designed to measure the concentration of sodium chloride. The refractometer comes with a case.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Lettering on metal tab reads: “FISHER/MADE IN JAPAN”; lettering on back of metal tab reads: “852520”.
Missing: The artifact appears complete.
Finish: Predominantly black and silver; mirror; blue interior; transparent plastic.
Decoration: No decoration.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Refractometer, between 1990–2010, Artifact no. 2014.0431, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2014.0431.001/

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