Scleroscope
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1925
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1982.0399.001
- MANUFACTURER
- SHORE INSTRUMENT & MFG. CO.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 263
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL/ GLASS/ WOOD CASE WITH METAL FITTINGS, HANDLE & KEY
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 37.7 cm
- Width
- 18.7 cm
- Height
- 19.6 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Mining and Metallurgy
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- SHORE
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
DETERMINES THE HARDNESS OF METALS BY MEASURING THE REBOUND OF A DIAMOND TIPPED BODY FALLING UNDER THE FORCE OF GRAVITY FROM A FIXED HEIGHT. THIS TEST IS USED PRINCIPALLY ON HEAVY FORGINGS OR CASTINGS WHICH CANNOT BE PLACED IN AN INDENTATION-TYPE INSTRUMENT, OR FOR FIELD TESTS WHERE A PORTABLE INSTRUMENT IS REQUIRED. IT IS LESS ACCURATE THAN INDENTATION-TYPE INSTRUMENTS [REF.1] - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'I.M.B. 5282' SCRATCHED ON DIAL BACK
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- METAL PAINTED ENAMEL BLACKOR PLATED/ WOOD STAINED BROWN OR VARNISHED
- Decoration
- GREEN, RED, & GOLD INTERTWINED CULVILINEAR MOTIF PAINTED ON BLACK GROUND OF BASE & UPRIGHT. MFR'S PLATE ON REVERSE WITH MFR'S NAME, SERIAL NO. & PATENT DATE/ MFR'S NAME, MARKINGS & NOS. IN INCISED BLACK LETTERING ON DIAL FACE/ SERIAL NO. INCISED IN METAL
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SHORE INSTRUMENT & MFG. CO., Scleroscope, circa 1925, Artifact no. 1982.0399, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0399.001/
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