A greenish-grey cardboard box marked with a large blue and white label and original yellow-coloured seal tape; the shallow lid has finger cutaways to assist in opening the box; inside the box is filter paper of two sizes -- 9 cm and 15 cm -- held together by a paper strap; white in colour, the filt…
A greenish-grey cardboard box marked with a large blue and white label and original yellow-coloured seal tape; the shallow lid has finger cutaways to assist in opening the box; inside the box is filter paper of two sizes -- 9 cm and 15 cm -- held together by a paper strap; white in colour, the filter papers conceal a sizing chart for Whatman filter paper
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Used by either Dr. C.H. Bird or Dr. Godfrey Bird, of Gananoque, Ont.
On box top: "CHEMICALLY PREPARED PAPER // W. & R. BALSTON L.TD [the "TD" superscripted] // GENUINE WHATMAN // FILTER PAPER // MADE IN ENGLAND // NO. 1"; label on side of box top reads, "No. 1 15.0 cms"; label on side of box top reads, "MADE IN ENGLAND"; inside bottom of box is a chart entitled "Users Guide for WHATMAN'S FILTER PAPER"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F7-4
Dimension Notes
Length 15.6 cm x Width 15.6 cm x Depth 2.8 cm
Condition Remarks
Some discolouration and cracks in the cardboard
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
JPG
Reference Comments
"Catalog of Laboratory Apparatus and Scientific Instruments (JC-141)," by CENCO (Central Scientific Company of Canada), copyright 1942, p. 186 (similar to item 13400) (see attached photocopy); CD #7