University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis
Accession Number
1979.7.12 a-c
Description
A glass urinometer in a pressed paper case, accompanied by a glass cylinder; urinometer has a bulb at one end, narrowing to a tiny neck that widens out into a cylindrical bulb, which narrows to a long, thin tube with a scale on it.
A glass urinometer in a pressed paper case, accompanied by a glass cylinder; urinometer has a bulb at one end, narrowing to a tiny neck that widens out into a cylindrical bulb, which narrows to a long, thin tube with a scale on it.
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
urinometer - Size: Length 13.0 cm x Diam. 1.7 cm
cylinder -
case - Size: Length 13.5 cm x Diam. 2.2 cm
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. D. G. Brown of Toronto; used by Mrs. Brown's great-uncle, Dr. Daniel E. Brooke.
Dates
1910
1920
1910-1920
Material
glass: clear
paper: black
Inscriptions
Scale on tube goes from 0 to 60, with graduation marks in between.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F6-12
Condition Remarks
#3: The lid has become detached from the cardboard tube.
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
Dr. Brooke practised in Newhamburg in 1887 and in Windsor in 1892.