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-…
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…
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)
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…
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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