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.
Dates
1880
1900
circa 1880-1900
Date Remarks
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: "MIN // 60 // 40 // 20 // 10"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A8-5
Height
7.8 cm
Diameter
4.5 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.