Manometer

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OBJECT TYPE: U-TUBE/LIQUID
DATE: 1910
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1977.0684.001

MANUFACTURER: Eimer & Amend
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Wood/glass

Dimensions

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

Length: 19.2 cm
Width: 12.4 cm
Height: 40.9 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Pneumatics & air pressure
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Eimer Amend
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Unknown
Canada: Used at McGill University.
Function: For the measurement of pressure.
Technical: Liquid column gauges consist of a vertical column of liquid in a tube whose ends are exposed to different pressures. The column will rise or fall until its weight is in equilibrium with the pressure differential between the two ends of the tube. The difference in liquid level represents the applied pressure. The concept of the manometer is now used in aviation instruments and weather forecasting, etc.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: End of bottom tube broken From CA of 11/28/2001 by David Daley: No - Complete
Finish: Wood painted black
Decoration: Graduation in yellow on a mirrored surface

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Eimer & Amend, Manometer, circa 1910, Artifact no. 1977.0684, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1977.0684.001/

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