General Information

Serial #

B-48084

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD FRAME WITH GLAZED SIDES & TOP/ SYNTHETIC? CHASSIS/ METAL MECHANISM & PARTS/ GLASS BEAKER & PARTS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS/ WOOD BOX FOR PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

42.0 cm

Width

26.2 cm

Height

44.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Metrology

Category

Mass/weight

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Becker

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED AT LARGEST RESEARCH INSTITUTION IN CANADA DURING PERIOD OF ITS MOST RAPID GROWTH, GREATEST PRODUCTIVITY & DURING WHICH IT DEVELOPED WORLD RENOWNED REPUTATION.

Function

BALANCE USED FOR WESTPHAL TYPE SPECIFIC GRAVITY MEASUREMENTS USING SINGLE PAN.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF 1930S CHAIN BALANCE, IN WHICH USE OF SMALLER WEIGHTS IS ELIMINATED BY USE OF CHAIN ATTACHED ATONE END TO ONE END OF BEAM, & AT OTHER END TO RIDER THAT IS MOVED ALONG VERTICAL SCALE BY EXTERNAL KNOB. USED FOR WESTPHAL TYPE SPECIFIC GRAVITY MEASUREMENTS USING SINGLE PAN.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE READING "CHRISTIAN BECKER/ NEW YORK, N.Y./ Serial No. B-48084/ MADE IN U.S.A."/ BLACK LETTERING ON WHITE SYNTHETIC SCALE READS "CHAINOMATIC/ CHRISTIAN BECKER/ NEW YORK"/ LABELS READING "NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL/ BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES/ NO. CON49008" & "Property of/ Propriete du/ NRCC/CNRC/ 097470"/ BOX FOR PARTS HAS LABEL READING "INPORTANT/ CHRISTIAN BECKER, INC./ 92 READE ST. NEW YORK CITY/ Also JERSEY CITY CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO/ This Box Contains the loose parts for balance/ Style No. 110 Sp. Grav. [IN SCRIPT]/ Serial No. B-48084 [IN SCRIPT]"

Missing

UNKNOWN

Finish

CLEAR COATING ON BROWN FRAME WITH CLEAR COLOURLESS GLASS/ BLACK CHASSIS & PARTS/ PLATED, FLAT BLACK PAINTED, & BRASS COLOURED PARTS/ WHITE SYNTHETIC SCALE/ UNFINISHED WOOD BOX

Decoration

INCISED BLACK SCALE ON ARM/ INCISED WHITE SCALE ON BLACK POST WITH PATENT NO. AT BASE