Small clear glass conical graduate with small spout in the rim at the top for pouring contents; bottom is a circle of glass on which the graduate stands; smaller at the bottom and widens more and more towards the top; slightly raised hand drawn etched markings and numbers on the side to depict the …
Small clear glass conical graduate with small spout in the rim at the top for pouring contents; bottom is a circle of glass on which the graduate stands; smaller at the bottom and widens more and more towards the top; slightly raised hand drawn etched markings and numbers on the side to depict the measurements and the volume of the graduate's contents.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Received from anonymous donor via Kingston General Hospital Public Affairs.
Based on the UK's 1963 Weights and Measures Act, which abolished the use of the minim, and the make of the glass.
Material
glass: clear
Inscriptions
Engraved in glass on sides: "FLDR // 2 // 1 // 1 // 2 // MIN // 120 // 90 // 60 // 40 // 20 // 10 // BRITISH MADE".
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A8-5
Height
9.5 cm
Diameter
3.5 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Books
Reference Comments
A Text-book of Nursing for the Use of Training Schools, Families, and Private Students, D. Appleton, 1898 - Nurses - 391 pages: https://books.google.ca/books?id=vBttAAAAMAAJ&dq=minim-tube&source=gbs_navlinks_s
The Modern Practice of Physic, Exhibiting The... Symptoms, Prognostics, Morbid Appearances and Improved Method of Treating the Diseases of All Climates..., Robert Thomas (médecin), Longman, 1819 - 922 pages: https://books.google.ca/books?id=V_laAAAAQAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s
The Pharmacopoeia of the Royal College of Physicians of London, MDCCCIX, Royal College of Physicians of London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809 - Materia medica - 478 pages: https://books.google.ca/books?id=pCPrAAAAMAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s
Research Facts
A fluid drachm contains 60 minims; a minim replaced the measurement "drop" in the apothecaries' system of measurements in 1809.
A minim-tube was a form of graduated glass tube for measuring dosages of medicine.