Refractometer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ABBE
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1996.0659.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Zeiss, Carl
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Jena, German Democratic Republic
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 11678
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 6
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 FERROUS METAL BASE; BRASS? BODY; GLASS OPTICAL ELEMENTS, MIRROR/.2 GLASS/.3 CARDBOARD/.4 METAL COVER, GLASS TUBE, MERCURY/.5 CARDBOARD/.6 WOOD WITH METAL HARDWARE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 21.7 cm
- Width
- 17.1 cm
- Height
- 37.6 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Chemistry
- Category
- Test-measurement equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Zeiss
- Country
- German Democratic Republic
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Jena
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
INSTRUMENT USED BY HEALTH CANADA, DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT OF CANADA. - Function
-
INSTRUMENT USED TO DETERMINE REFRACTIVE INDICES OF SUBSTANCES; REFRACTIVE INDEX IS VALUABLE FACTOR IN DETERMINING STRENGTH & PURITY OF SOLUTIONS, PROPORTIONS OF MIXTURES OF TWO LIQUIDS, PERCENTAGE OF FOREIGN SUBSTANCES IN LIQUIDS ETC. IT COULD BE USED FOR TRANSPARENT LIQUIDS & SOLIDS, & DARK COLOURED LIQUIDS, OPAQUE & TRANSLUCENT PLASTICS. - Technical
-
REFRACTOMETER MADE BY GERMAN OPTICALINSTRUMENT MFR. ZEISS, OF TYPE USED EXTENSIVELY IN CHEMICAL & PHYSICAL LABORATORIES, AS WELL AS DISTILLING, SUGAR, DRUG, PAINT & OIL INDUSTRIES ETC. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 INCISED LETTERING ON TUBE READING "CARL ZEISS/ JENA/ Nr. 11678/ Germany"; INCISED WHITE SCALE MARKINGS & NUMBERS/.2 BLACK LETTERING READING "ND 1.5170"/.3 BLACK LETTERING READING "Justier-/ plattchen/ zum Abbe schen/ Refraktometer/ n/D=1.5170"/.4 INCISED "Germany" ON CASING/.5 BLACK LETTERING ON LABEL READS "LABORATORY APPARATUS/ ONE O to 75 [DEGREES] C. in 1 [DEGREES]/ No. 8627/ THERMOMETER/ Fine Thread/ ARTHUR H. THOMAS CO./ PHILADELPHIA, U.S.A."
- Missing
- UNKNOWN PARTS
- Finish
- .1 PAINTED GLOSSY BLACK WITH METALLIC GREY TUBE & PARTS, BRASS COLOURED & BLACK PAINTED PARTS/.2 TRANSLUCENT/.3 BUFF WITH RED BANDS AROUND SIDES/.4 METALLIC GREY CASING, COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT TUBE, WHITE SCALE/.5 BROWN CARDBOARD/.6 LIGHT BROWN STAINED * COATED WOOD, GOLD PAINTED HANDLE, METALLIC HARDWARE
- Decoration
- N/A
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Zeiss, Carl, Refractometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1996.0659, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1996.0659.001/
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