Glass mercury hydrometer; flared and bulbous bottom portion; narrower tubular body; scale printed on paper inside; Beaume's scale; greyish cardboard tubular case; faded; beneath top blue; label to case in red and creme
Glass mercury hydrometer; flared and bulbous bottom portion; narrower tubular body; scale printed on paper inside; 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 - hydrometer - 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 reads: Hydrometer specific gravity Scale Tp: 60° F. / "Wilco"; label on case reads: "Custom Hydrometer"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F6-3
Condition Remarks
overall condition good; case badly faded
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Book
Reference Comments
Dr. Wally Breck; Dr. Robert C. Wheeler; "Handbook of Chemistry and Physics"