Dunning colorimeter; renal function test
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact3035
- Dates
- 1910
- 1920
- circa 1910-1920
- Collection
- Dr. Charles H. Bird / Dr. Godfrey Bird Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis
- Accession Number
- 997037003 a-p
- Description
- Hinged wooden box (a) contains thirteen colour standards of varying shades of pink in identical, sealed flat-bottomed glass ampoules; each ampoule is marked with a different number from 5-100; box also contains a small plain glass test tube and a wooden comparison box with an opaque glass plate and…
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- Accession Number
- 997037003 a-p
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis
- MeSH Heading
- Colorimetry -- instrumentation
- Kidney Function Tests -- instrumentation
- Chemistry, Analytical -- instrumentation
- Description
- Hinged wooden box (a) contains thirteen colour standards of varying shades of pink in identical, sealed flat-bottomed glass ampoules; each ampoule is marked with a different number from 5-100; box also contains a small plain glass test tube and a wooden comparison box with an opaque glass plate and two holes for comparing sample and standards; there is a paper label on inside of lid
- Number Of Parts
- 16
- Part Names
- a - main wooden box - Size: Length 10.5 cm x Width 9.0 cm x Depth 6.0 cm
- b - comparison box - Size: Length 4.5 cm x Width 3.1 cm x Depth 4.5 cm
- c - glass test tube - Size: Length 4.7 cm x Diam. 1.5 cm
- d-p - glass ampoules x 13 - Size: Length 4.5 cm x Diam. 1.5 cm
- Provenance
- Used by either Dr. C. H. Bird or Dr. Godfrey Bird, of Gananoque, Ont.
- Maker
- Hynson, Westcott and Company Pharmaceutical Chemists
- Site Made (City)
- Baltimore
- Site Made (State)
- Maryland
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1910
- 1920
- circa 1910-1920
- Material
- metal: black; brown
- wood: brown
- glass: clear
- paper: discoloured white
- fabric cover: black
- wood:
- Inscriptions
- Label attached to inside of lid reads, "DUNNING COLORIMETER FOR ESTIMATING QUANTITY OF PHENOLSULPHONEPHTHALEN EXCRETED WHEN APPLYING THE ROWNTREE-GERAGHTY RENAL FUNCTION TEST. DIRECTIONS FOR APPLYING TEST - [listed] - HYNSON, WESTCOTT & COMPANY PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTS BALTIMORE, MARYLAND"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-F6-12
- Condition Remarks
- The main wooden box has a few minor marks from normal wear; the labelling inside is somewhat faded
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Other
- Reference Comments
- "Catalog of Laboratory Apparatus and Scientific Instruments (IC-141) Chemistry Industrial Testing Biological Sciences," copyright 1942 by CENCO (Central Scientific Company of Canada), p. 662 (similar to item 43170)
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concentrated cedar oil
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact3268
- Dates
- 1925
- 1926
- circa 1925-1926
- Collection
- Dr. Charles H. Bird / Dr. Godfrey Bird Collection
- Category
- Basic Science Artifacts
- Classification
- Basic Science, Chemistry
- Accession Number
- 997037288
- Description
- Cylindrical clear glass bottle of concentrated cedar oil with a wide lip and a cork stopper; bottle has applied paper label describing contents in German; cork is broken off at the bottle's lip; lip is round but flattened on one side; bottle is approximately half full of a thick cloudy yellow liqui…
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- Accession Number
- 997037288
- Category
- Basic Science Artifacts
- Classification
- Basic Science, Chemistry
- Description
- Cylindrical clear glass bottle of concentrated cedar oil with a wide lip and a cork stopper; bottle has applied paper label describing contents in German; cork is broken off at the bottle's lip; lip is round but flattened on one side; bottle is approximately half full of a thick cloudy yellow liquid.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Owned by Dr. C.H. Bird or Dr. Godfrey Bird; donated to museum by Dr. Godfrey Bird's son Robert Bird.
- Maker
- Ernst Leitz Optische Werke GmbH
- Site Made (City)
- Wetzlar
- Site Made (State)
- Hesse
- Site Made (Country)
- Germany
- Dates
- 1925
- 1926
- circa 1925-1926
- Date Remarks
- Dr. H. Godfrey Bird's period of study in Europe
- Material
- glass: clear
- cork: brown
- paper: cream; black
- oil: yellow
- Inscriptions
- Printed label on back of bottle reads, "Durch Kälte trüb gewordenes // Oel wird durch Erwärmen // wieder klar. // E. Leitz Opt. Werke // G.m.b.H. // WETZLAR" [Becomes cloudy when cooled // Oil will become clear again when heated. // Ernst Leitz Optische Werke // LLC // WETZLAR]"; printed label on front of bottle reads, "Eingedicktes // Cedernoel // für // Oel-Immersionen // n
- D = 1.515 // B 3707" [Concentrated // Cedar oil // for // Oil Immersions // refractive index = 1.515 // B 3707]
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A3-6
- Temporary Location
- On-site exhibit: "Trench Menders: Health Care in the First World War," 25 Feb, 2015.
- Dimension Notes
- Length 6.5 cm x Diam. 2.5 cm
- Condition Remarks
- #1: Bottle is in original condition; label is extremely discoloured and cork stopper is broken
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Internet
- Research Facts
- Surprisingly, cedarwood essential oil has antifungal, antiseptic, diuretic, astringent and sedative properties. It has the power to improve your skin, help with organ function, tighten muscles, improve metabolism and benefit your digestive system.
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