University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Basic Science Artifacts
Classification
Basic Science, Chemistry
Accession Number
1976.5.4 a-cg
Description
Hydrogen ion testing set consists of a rectangular wooden box (al) with a hinged front that drops down; on the front of the lid is a rectangular plastic plate tacked on with manufacturer information printed on it; on the underside of the lid is a narrow, rectangular, lidded compartment for storing…
Hydrogen ion testing set consists of a rectangular wooden box (al) with a hinged front that drops down; on the front of the lid is a rectangular plastic plate tacked on with manufacturer information printed on it; on the underside of the lid is a narrow, rectangular, lidded compartment for storing some of the pipettes; beneath this compartment is a printed list of precautions to take while preparing for the test; on the back side of the front panel (which can be lowered) is a white, rectangular slab of glass which fits into a sort of slot that has been formed by cutting away parts of two narrow rectangular blocks that have been screwed to the panel; box contains test tubes, bottles, droppers, and a pamphlet; (a-u) and (ab) are test tubes; (v-aa) and (cf) are bottles; (ac), (ad), (ag-ak) are droppers; (am-az) are droppers in test tubes; (ba) and (bc) are droppers in bottles; (bd-bp) and (br-cd) are glass cells; (bq) and (ce) are cork tops; (cg) is the pamphlet.
Number Of Parts
85
Part Names
a-j - test tubes - Size: Length 11.1 cm x Diam. 1.5 cm
l-t - test tubes - Size: Length 11.1 cm x Diam. 1.5 cm
k - test tube - Size: Length 7.9 cm x Diam. 1.3 cm
u - test tube - Size: Length 7.9 cm x Diam. 1.3 cm
v-z - bottles - Size: Length 8.1 cm x Diam. 2.2 cm
aa - bottle - Size: Length 8.3 cm x Diam. 3.5 cm
ab - test tube - Size: Length 20.6 cm x Diam. 2.8 cm
ac - dropper - Size: Length 21.0 cm
ad - dropper - Size: Length 17.8 cm
ae - glass rectangle - Size: Length 29.1 cm x Width 10.1 cm x Depth 0.6 cm
af - glass rod with wire - Size: Length 15.6 cm
ag - dropper - Size: Length 18.8 cm
ah - dropper - Size: Length 9.8 cm
ai - dropper - Size: Length 21.0 cm
aj - dropper - Size: Length 17.8 cm
ak - dropper - Size: Length 21.1 cm
al - wooden box - Size: Length 33.6 cm x Width 14.0 cm x Depth 18.9 cm
am-az - droppers in test tubes - Size: Length 13.1 cm
ba-bc - droppers in bottles - Size: Length 10.0 cm
bd-bp - glass cells - Size: Depth 0.4 cm x Diam. 1.1 cm
br-cd - glass cells - Size: Depth 0.4 cm x Diam. 1.1 cm
bq - cork top - Size: Length 1.3 cm x Diam. 1.4 cm
ce- cork top - Size: Length 1.3 cm x Diam. 1.4 cm
cf - bottle - Size: Length 8.3 cm x Diam. 3.5 cm
cg - pamphlet - Size: Length 17.8 cm x Width 12.7 cm
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mr. Austin, administrator, Dept. of Pathology, Banting Institute.
On lid s a plastic plate with: "LAMOTTE // HYDROGEN ION TESTING SET // MODEL 3B // BALTIMORE MARYLAND, U.S.A."; the five bottles (v-z) have paper labels listing their contents: (v) "Distilled water"; (w) "Methyl red pH 4.4 6.0"; (x) "Bromcresol purple pH 5.2-6.8"; (y) "Bromthymol Blue pH 6.0-7.6"; (z) "Phenol red pH 6.8-8.4"; the two large bottles have labels with their contents: (aa) "Phenol 5%"; (cf) "Distilled water"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-D1-4
Condition Remarks
All the rubber has lost its resilience and hardened; some of it has become so brittle it has broken into pieces; #2: rubber is stiff, glass stained