Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Basic Science Artifacts
Classification
Basic Science, Chemistry
Accession Number
001043036 a-b
Description
A Whatman filter paper box consisting of a base (a) and a lid (b); the box is greenish and has a round blue label and a red tape seal; the base is lined with pink tissue paper.
A Whatman filter paper box consisting of a base (a) and a lid (b); the box is greenish and has a round blue label and a red tape seal; the base is lined with pink tissue paper.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - box base - Size: Length 11.3 cm x Width 11.1 cm x Depth 2.6 cm
b - box lid - Size: Length 11.5 cm x Width 11.5 cm x Depth 2.5 cm
Provenance
Donated to the alumnae by Shirley Stephens Maguire from the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1956.
"CHEMICALLY PREPARED PAPER // W. % R. BALSTON, LTD. // GENUINE WHATMAN // FILTER PAPER // MADE IN ENGLAND // REGISTERED IN U.S. PATENT OFFICE // No. 2" printed on the lid.
"100 Circles // No. 2 //11.0 cms // Average Ash per Circle // .0006 grams" printed on a red sticker on the side of the lid.
"No. 2 // Thicker than No. 1 - Retains finer // precipitates. // Qualitative, or rough quantitative." printed on the bottom of the base.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F7-4
Condition Remarks
The cardboard is very worn around the edges and deformed; there is some staining.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Book
Reference Comments
Marilyn Boston; "Catalog of Laboratory Apparatus and Scientific Instruments (JC-141)," by CENCO (Central Scientific Company of Canada), copyright 1942, p. 186 (similar to item #13404)