Tester, hardness

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OBJECT TYPE: HYDRAULIC
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0159.001

MANUFACTURER: WILSON-MAEULEN CO.
MODEL: ROCKWELL DIRECT READING HARDNESS TESTER
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 306SA
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ WOOD PART

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 50.0 cm
Width: 22.0 cm
Height: 40.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Industrial equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: WILSON MAEULEN
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: THE ROCKWELL SCALES "A", "B", AND "C" ARE U.S. DEVELOPED STANDARDS FOR MEASURING THE HARDNESS OF MATERIALS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Cast lettering reading "WILSON-MAEULEN CO. N.Y."/ CW 2 weights with raised metallic lettering reading "ROCKWELL DIRECT READING HARDNESS TESTER NO. 306SA/ WILSON-MAEULEN CO. N.Y. MAKERS/ PATENT APPLIED FOR"/ attached plate reading "G-52960"
Missing: APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN MODIFIED
Finish: PAINTED BLACK/ METALLIC PARTS
Decoration: CAST CIRCULAR DESIGN ON ONE SIDE, "2-A" ON OTHER

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WILSON-MAEULEN CO., Tester, hardness, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1966.0159, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0159.001/

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