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OBJECT TYPE: HAND/ROTARY/2 TUBES
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1224.001

MANUFACTURER: Boekel, Wm. & Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON BODY & CRANK/ STEEL SHAFT FOR PINION GEAR & THREADED SCREW/ ALUMINUM SHIELDS/ WOODEN HANDLE

Dimensions

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

Length: 28.0 cm
Width: 10.0 cm
Height: 28.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Chemistry
Category: Laboratory equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Boekel
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO SEPARATE A MIXTURE OR SUSPENSION OF MATERIALS OF SIMILAR DENSITIES BY MEANS OF CENTRIFUGAL FORCE. THE SMALLER THE DIFFERENCE IN DENSITIES THE GREATER THE FORCE REQUIRED.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK & YELLOW (FROM OIL STAINING - ORIGINALLY SILVER ?) PLATE ON BODY READS: `WM./ BOEKEL/ & CO., INC./ B' (B IS IN A CIRCLE)/,`PHILA./ PA.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BODY & CRANK ARE PAINTED BLACK WITH CRACKLE TYPE FINISH/ TWO TONED REDDISH BROWN HANDLE/ DULL SILVER COLOURED SHIELDS
Decoration: N/A

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Boekel, Wm. & Co. Ltd., Centrifuge, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.1224, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1987.1224.001/

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