General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

10

AKA

Colorimeter

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL, NICKEL PLATED SCREWS, GLASS, FABRIC (POSSIBLY LINEN), RUBBER, BAKELITE/ PT IS SOLID TUBE OF SYNTHETIC PLASTIC/ CASE, WOOD, METAL HINGE, MAY BE BRASS

Dimensions

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

Length

24.0 cm

Width

26.3 cm

Height

49.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Research

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

KLETT

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

POSSIBLY EARLY 1920'S - EARLY 1960'S

Canada

USED FOR ANIMAL RESEARCH AT CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM IN OTTAWA.

Function

USED TO DETERMINE THE CHEMICAL CONTENT OF LIQUIDS & FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE HEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION OF BLOOD. COLORIMETRIC ANALYSIS IS DONE BY COMPARING THE INTENSITY OF LIGHT PASSING THROUGH AN UNKNOWN SAMPLE WITH THAT OF A KNOWN STANDARDS. (REF.3) CUPS HAVE FLARE TOP TO PREVENT OVERFLOW (REF.1).

Technical

SHOWS INNOVATION BY COMBINING A GENERAL TYPE OF INSTRUMENT FUNCTION WITH INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS & SPECIALIZED USES IN THE BIOLOGICAL & MEDICAL FIELDS. IT COULD BE USED TO DETERMINE THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF METALS OR TO ANALYSE BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES SUCH AS URINE & BLOOD.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED ON GOLD DECAL NEAR TOP OF INSTRUMENT 'PAT'D/ DEC. 9, 1910/ NO. 1,324,160/ KLETT/ TOP READER/ KLETT MFG CO INC/ NEW YORK/ USA'/ COLORIMETER TABLE & HEMOGLOBIN TABLE ARE PRINTED ON FABRIC ROLLED UP IN INSTRUMENT & VISIBLE THROUGH GLASS WHEN SIDE KNOB IS TURNED/ A SCALE IS VISIBLE THROUGH GLASS WINDOW NEAR EYEPIECE/ INCISED NEAR ELECTRICAL SWITCH 'PRESS/ 660W BRYANT 250V/ MADE U.S.A.'/ MARKED ON SIDE OF SOLID TUBE IN WHITE '70'

Missing

LOCK MECHANISM ON DOOR OF CASE

Finish

BLACK CRINKLE PAINT; FABRIC FOR CHART, WHITE WITH BLACK & RED PRINT/ PT. TUBE, IS BLACK/ WOOD CASE IS STAINED & VARNISHED

Decoration

N/A