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balance, Sitoptic (?)
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact869
- Dates
- 1960
- 1970
- circa 1960-1970
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Basic Science Artifacts
- Classification
- Basic Science, Laboratory Instrumentation
- Accession Number
- 994008001 a-e
- Description
- Pewter grey/silver metal electrical tabletop "Sitoptic" balance for 0.1 mg - 200 gm has sliding curved glass door opening to suspended metal balance pan; inside panel has sticker from "Canadian Laboratory Supplies" with dates of servicings which list: May 73/April 75/ Oct. 75/July 76; has 157.0 cm-…
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- Accession Number
- 994008001 a-e
- Category
- Basic Science Artifacts
- Classification
- Basic Science, Laboratory Instrumentation
- Description
- Pewter grey/silver metal electrical tabletop "Sitoptic" balance for 0.1 mg - 200 gm has
- sliding curved glass door opening to suspended metal balance pan; inside panel has sticker
- from "Canadian Laboratory Supplies" with dates of servicings which list: May 73/April 75/
- Oct. 75/July 76; has 157.0 cm-long cord; top of machine lifts off for adjustments; plastic
- cover has opening in back to accomodate electrical box
- Number Of Parts
- 5
- Part Names
- a - machine - Size: Length 43.5 cm. x Width 44.5 cm. x Depth 51.5 cm.
- b - scale pan - Size: Length 25.5 cm. x Width 13.0 cm. x Depth 7.3 cm.
- c - scale hook - Size: Length 3.0 cm. x Width 0.8 cm. x Depth 1.1 cm.
- d - plastic hood - Size: Length 39.5 cm. x Width 38.0 cm. x Depth 50.0 cm.
- e - cord - Size: Length 157.0 cm.
- Provenance
- Used by Dr. Chiong, Queen's
- Maker
- Becker's Sons
- Dates
- 1960
- 1970
- circa 1960-1970
- Material
- plastic: silver; black
- metal: grey: silver
- glass: clear
- Inscriptions
- "Fijn-Mechanische Industrie // 'BECKER'S SONS N.V.'"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0007
- 0007-B1-3
- Reference Types
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- CD #7
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Traube's stalagmometer
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact1341
- Dates
- 1920
- circa 1920
- Collection
- Queen's University Chemistry Collection
- Category
- Basic Science Artifacts
- Classification
- Basic Science, Chemistry
- Accession Number
- 994010001 a-b
- Description
- Clear glass tube; hollow; with two bends in bottom portion; bottom closed; bulbous flare towards centre; etched with temperature gradients through mid-section; bulbous portion etched with maker's brand name, etc.; black velvet-lined case; silver clasps; gold embossed to case top; maker location pai…
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- Accession Number
- 994010001 a-b
- Collection
- Queen's University Chemistry Collection
- Category
- Basic Science Artifacts
- Classification
- Basic Science, Chemistry
- MeSH Heading
- Surface Tension
- Chemistry
- Description
- Clear glass tube; hollow; with two bends in bottom portion; bottom closed; bulbous
- flare towards centre; etched with temperature gradients through mid-section; bulbous
- portion etched with maker's brand name, etc.; black velvet-lined case; silver clasps;
- gold embossed to case top; maker location painted freehand to bottom
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Part Names
- a - stalagmometer - Size: Length 17.0 cm. x Width 6.0 cm. x Depth 2.0 cm.
- b - case - Size: Length 31.0 cm. x Width 10.0 cm. x Depth 3.0 cm.
- Site Made (Country)
- Germany
- Dates
- 1920
- circa 1920
- Material
- glass: clear
- leather: black
- fabric: black
- Inscriptions
- Face of stalagmometer reads: Prof. F. Traube's // Stalagmometer // Tropfz F. Wasser
- = 19,14 // 20° C. // AHT Co. // Germany; embossed to case top: Professor
- Traube's // Stalagmometer; written on case bottom: MADE IN GERMANY
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F6-1
- Condition Remarks
- overall condition good
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Person
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- Dr. Wally Breck; Dr. Robert C. Wheeler; CD #6
- Research Facts
- This entire collection would have been used in training medical students; but this isn't done much anymore; pre-medical students went out before 1970; prior to this there were several required chemistry courses for those in pre-med; this instrument
- would have been used to measure the viscosity of liquids (how quickly they move)
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Traube's stalagmometer
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact1342
- Dates
- 1920
- circa 1920
- Collection
- Queen's University Chemistry Collection
- Category
- Basic Science Artifacts
- Classification
- Basic Science, Chemistry
- Accession Number
- 994010002 a-b
- Description
- Clear glass tube; hollow; with two bends in bottom portion; bottom closed; bulbous flare towards centre; etched with measurement gradients through mid-section; etched with instrument name etc. on bulbous portion; black velvet-lined case; silver clasps; gold embossed writing to top; location of make…
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- Accession Number
- 994010002 a-b
- Collection
- Queen's University Chemistry Collection
- Category
- Basic Science Artifacts
- Classification
- Basic Science, Chemistry
- MeSH Heading
- Surface Tension
- Chemistry
- Description
- Clear glass tube; hollow; with two bends in bottom portion; bottom closed; bulbous
- flare towards centre; etched with measurement gradients through mid-section; etched
- with instrument name etc. on bulbous portion; black velvet-lined case; silver clasps;
- gold embossed writing to top; location of maker freehand on bottom of case
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Part Names
- a - stalagmometer - Size: Length 17.0 cm. x Width 6.0 cm. x Depth 2.0 cm.
- b - case - Size: Length 31.0 cm. x Width 10.0 cm. x Depth 3.0 cm.
- Provenance
- This instrument would have been used to measure the viscosity of liquids (how quickly
- they moved)
- Site Made (Country)
- Germany
- Dates
- 1920
- circa 1920
- Material
- glass: clear
- leather: black
- fabric: black
- Inscriptions
- Face of stalagmometer reads: "Prof. F. Traube's // Stalagmometer // Tropfz F. Wasser
- = 18,14 // 20° C. // AHT Co. // Germany"; embossed to case top: "Professor
- Traube's // Stalagmometer"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F6-1
- Condition Remarks
- overall condition good; #2 the case was dusty; both latches were slightly bent; the lining showed no signs of fading; the glass had no chips or cracks.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Person
- Book
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- Dr. Wally Breck; Dr. Robert C. Wheeler; Handbook of Chemistry and Physics; CD #8
- Exhibit History
- Feb. 27, 2003: used for "Name that Artifact" night
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Beaume hydrometer
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact1343
- Collection
- Queen's University Chemistry Collection
- Category
- Basic Science Artifacts
- Classification
- Basic Science, Chemistry
- Accession Number
- 994010003 a-c
- Description
- Glass mercury thermometer; flared and bulbous bottom portion; narrower tubular body; scale printed on paper inside thermometer; Beaume's scale; greyish cardboard tubular case; faded; beneath top blue; label to case in red and creme
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- Accession Number
- 994010003 a-c
- Collection
- Queen's University Chemistry Collection
- Category
- Basic Science Artifacts
- Classification
- Basic Science, Chemistry
- Description
- Glass mercury thermometer; flared and bulbous bottom portion; narrower tubular body;
- scale printed on paper inside thermometer; Beaume's scale; greyish cardboard tubular
- case; faded; beneath top blue; label to case in red and creme
- Number Of Parts
- 3
- Part Names
- a - thermometer - Size: Length 31.0 cm. x Width 1.0 cm. x Diameter2.5 cm.
- b - case top - Size: Length 33.5 cm. x Diameter3.0 cm.
- c - case bottom - Size: Length 33.5 cm. x Diameter3.0 cm.
- Maker
- Wilco
- Material
- glass: clear
- paper: creme; black; red
- mercury: grey/black
- cardboard: grey; blue
- Inscriptions
- Paper inside thermometer reads: Hydrometer specific gravity Scale Tp: 60° F. /
- "Wilco"; label on case reads: "Custom Hydrometer"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F6-4
- Condition Remarks
- overall condition good; case badly faded
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Person
- Book
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- Dr. Wally Breck; Dr. Robert C. Wheeler; "Handbook of Chemistry and Physics"; CD #6
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Beaume hydrometer
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact1344
- Collection
- Queen's University Chemistry Collection
- Category
- Basic Science Artifacts
- Classification
- Basic Science, Chemistry
- Accession Number
- 994010004 a-c
- Description
- Glass mercury thermometer; flared and bulbous bottom portion; narrow tubular main portion; scale printed on paper inside thermometer; Beaume's scale; greyish cardboard tubular case; faded; cardboard under top of case is royal blue, red and creme; label to side of case
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- Accession Number
- 994010004 a-c
- Collection
- Queen's University Chemistry Collection
- Category
- Basic Science Artifacts
- Classification
- Basic Science, Chemistry
- Description
- Glass mercury thermometer; flared and bulbous bottom portion; narrow tubular main
- portion; scale printed on paper inside thermometer; Beaume's scale; greyish cardboard tubular
- case; faded; cardboard under top of case is royal blue, red and creme; label to side
- of case
- Number Of Parts
- 3
- Part Names
- a - thermometer - Size: Length 27.5 cm. x Width 1.0 cm. x Diameter2.2 cm.
- b - case top - Size: Length 30.0 cm. x Diameter2.7 cm.
- c - case bottom - Size: Length 30.0 cm. x Diameter2.7 cm.
- Material
- glass: clear
- paper: creme; black
- cardboard: grey; blue
- Inscriptions
- Paper inside thermometer reads: "Beaume's Hydrometer for liquids lighter than water.
- Tp 60° F."
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F6-4
- Condition Remarks
- overall condition good of thermometer good; case badly faded; damage to bottom;
- repaired with staples
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Person
- Book
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- Dr. Wally Breck; Dr. Robert C. Wheeler; "Handbook of Chemistry and Physics"; CD #6
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Beaume hydrometer
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact1345
- Collection
- Queen's University Chemistry Collection
- Category
- Basic Science Artifacts
- Classification
- Basic Science, Chemistry
- Accession Number
- 994010005 a-c
- Description
- Glass mercury thermometer; flared and bulbous bottom portion; narrow tubular main portion; scale printed on paper inside; grey-blue cardboard tubular case; faded; portion under case top a royal blue colour; creme and red label to side of case of case
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- Accession Number
- 994010005 a-c
- Collection
- Queen's University Chemistry Collection
- Category
- Basic Science Artifacts
- Classification
- Basic Science, Chemistry
- Description
- Glass mercury thermometer; flared and bulbous bottom portion; narrow tubular main
- portion; scale printed on paper inside; grey-blue cardboard tubular case; faded;
- portion under case top a royal blue colour; creme and red label to side of case
- of case
- Number Of Parts
- 3
- Part Names
- a - thermometer - Size: Length 30.2 cm. x Width 1.3 cm. x Diameter2.2 cm.
- b - case top - Size: Length 30.5 cm. x Diameter2.7 cm.
- c - case bottom - Size: Length 30.5 cm. x Diameter2.7 cm.
- Maker
- Wilco
- Material
- glass: clear
- paper: creme; black
- cardboard: grey; blue
- Inscriptions
- Paper inside thermometer reads: "Beaume's Hydrometer for light liquids / Tp 60° F. /
- Wilco"; label on case reads: "Beaumes // 60° F. // 10-50"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F6-4
- Condition Remarks
- overall condition good; hydrometer slightly grimy; case faded badly
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Person
- Book
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- Dr. Wally Breck; Dr. Robert C. Wheeler; "Handbook of Chemistry and Physics"; CD #6
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dairy thermometer; hydrometer
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact1346
- Collection
- Queen's University Chemistry Collection
- Category
- Basic Science Artifacts
- Classification
- Basic Science, Laboratory Instrumentation
- Accession Number
- 994010006 a-c
- Description
- Glass mercury thermometer; scale printed on paper inside thermometer; scale indicates point of FREEZING, CHURNING, and CHEESE; blue cardboard tubular case; with red and creme label
- Accession Number
- 994010006 a-c
- Collection
- Queen's University Chemistry Collection
- Category
- Basic Science Artifacts
- Classification
- Basic Science, Laboratory Instrumentation
- MeSH Heading
- Thermometers
- Temperature
- Dairying
- Description
- Glass mercury thermometer; scale printed on paper inside thermometer; scale indicates
- point of FREEZING, CHURNING, and CHEESE; blue cardboard tubular case; with red and
- creme label
- Number Of Parts
- 3
- Part Names
- a - thermometer - Size: Length 26.5 cm. x Diameter2.5 cm.
- b - case top - Size: Length 27.0 cm. x Diameter2.3 cm.
- c - case bottom - Size: Length 27.0 cm. x Diameter2.3 cm.
- Maker
- Wilco
- Material
- glass: clear
- paper: creme; black; red
- mercury: grey/black
- cardboard: blue
- Inscriptions
- Paper inside thermometer reads: "Dairy-Thermometer. Wilco"; label on case reads: "Dairy //
- Thermometer // Floating // -10° - 110° F."
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F6-4
- Condition Remarks
- overall condition good; case faded badly
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Person
- Book
- Reference Comments
- Dr. Wally Breck; Dr. Robert C. Wheeler; Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
alcohol thermo-hydrometer
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact1347
- Collection
- Queen's University Chemistry Collection
- Category
- Basic Science Artifacts
- Classification
- Basic Science, Chemistry
- Accession Number
- 994010007 a-c
- Description
- Glass mercury thermometer; scale printed on two sections of paper inside; grey-blue tubular cardboard case; faded; area under top is a royal blue colour; creme and red label to side of case
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- Accession Number
- 994010007 a-c
- Collection
- Queen's University Chemistry Collection
- Category
- Basic Science Artifacts
- Classification
- Basic Science, Chemistry
- Description
- Glass mercury thermometer; scale printed on two sections of paper inside; grey-blue
- tubular cardboard case; faded; area under top is a royal blue colour; creme and red
- label to side of case
- Number Of Parts
- 3
- Part Names
- a - thermometer - Size:
- b - case top - Size:
- c - case bottom - Size:
- Maker
- Wilco
- Material
- glass: clear
- paper: creme; black; red
- Inscriptions
- Paper inside thermometer reads: "Correction Table for Temperature // Germany / U.S. Custom
- House Hydrometer for spirit Tralle & Proof. Temp. 60° F."; label on case reads:
- "Beaume's // Hydrometer // 60° F. // 0-70"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F6-4
- Condition Remarks
- case badly faded; case top repaired with tape
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Person
- Book
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- Dr. Wally Breck; Dr. Robert C. Wheeler; similar to, but approximately 6 inches shorter than, the
- item cited in "Scientific Instruments, Laboratory Apparatus and Equipment," Central Scientific
- Company of Canada, Toronto, 1942, p. 494, item 24565; CD #6
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thermometer; hydrometer
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact1348
- Collection
- Queen's University Chemistry Collection
- Category
- Basic Science Artifacts
- Classification
- Basic Science, Chemistry
- Accession Number
- 994010008 a-c
- Description
- Glass mercury thermometer; flared bulbous bottom; scale printed on paper inside narrow tube of main portion; tubular cardboard case; black exterior, red interior; creme and red label to side of case
- Accession Number
- 994010008 a-c
- Collection
- Queen's University Chemistry Collection
- Category
- Basic Science Artifacts
- Classification
- Basic Science, Chemistry
- Description
- Glass mercury thermometer; flared bulbous bottom; scale printed on paper inside narrow
- tube of main portion; tubular cardboard case; black exterior, red interior; creme and
- red label to side of case
- Number Of Parts
- 3
- Part Names
- a - thermometer - Size: Length 27.5 cm. x Width 0.5 cm. x Diameter3.0 cm.
- b - case top - Size: Length 32.5 cm. x Diameter3.8 cm.
- c - case bottom - Size: Length 32.5 cm. x Diameter3.8 cm.
- Maker
- Wilco
- Material
- glass: clear
- paper: creme; black
- Inscriptions
- Paper inside thermometer reads: "Twaddle Hydrometer Nr. 1 / Tp: 60° F. / "Wilco"";
- label on case reads: "Twaddle // 0° to 245 // 60° F." (not clearly legible)
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F6-4
- Condition Remarks
- overall condition good
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Person
- Book
- Reference Comments
- Dr. Wally Breck; Dr. Robert C. Wheeler; Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
- Collection
- Queen's University Chemistry Collection
- Category
- Basic Science Artifacts
- Classification
- Basic Science, Chemistry
- Accession Number
- 994010009 a-b
- Description
- Glass mercury thermometer; flared and bulbous forms to bottom portion; narrow tube makes up top portion; scale printed on paper inside narrow tube of thermometer; tubular cardboard case; covered in black and creme marbled paper
- Accession Number
- 994010009 a-b
- Collection
- Queen's University Chemistry Collection
- Category
- Basic Science Artifacts
- Classification
- Basic Science, Chemistry
- Description
- Glass mercury thermometer; flared and bulbous forms to bottom portion; narrow tube makes
- up top portion; scale printed on paper inside narrow tube of thermometer; tubular cardboard
- case; covered in black and creme marbled paper
- Number Of Parts
- 2
- Part Names
- a - thermometer - Size: Length 26.5 cm. x Width 0.5 cm. x Diameter2.5 cm.
- b - case bottom - Size: Length 32.5 cm. x Diameter3.7 cm.
- Maker
- Pese Ethers - Alvergmat
- Site Made (City)
- Paris
- Site Made (Country)
- France
- Material
- glass: clear
- paper: creme; black
- cardboard: brown
- Inscriptions
- Paper inside thermometer reads: Pese Ethers Alvergmat Frcs - 10 Rue dela Sorbonne Paris
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F6-4
- Condition Remarks
- overall condition good; case in poor condition; missing top; covering paper ripped
- and missing in areas
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Person
- Book
- Reference Comments
- Dr. Wally Breck; Dr. Robert C. Wheeler; Handbook of Chemistry and Physics