Pump, vacuum
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MANUAL
- DATE
- 1900
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2018.0049.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Central Scientific Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal base and arm, with a brass cylinder and parts, and wood body and handle.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 73.0 cm
- Width
- 31.0 cm
- Height
- 65.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Physics
- Category
- Demonstration & teaching equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- CENCO
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Chicago
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Classic scientific instrument used in chemistry and physics laboratories, as well as for teaching demonstrations. - Function
-
Pump used to evacuate air from container, creating a partial vacuum. - Technical
-
Fundamental technology for creating vacuum in the lab. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Lettering on the plate of the object reads; "CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC CO./ LABORATORY APPARATUS/ CHICAGO, USA".
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Black finished metal base and arm with a brown wooden handle and body. Also has a brass-coloured metal cylinder next to the body.
- Decoration
- Gold-coloured linework decorated on the arm.
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Central Scientific Co., Pump, vacuum, circa 1900, Artifact no. 2018.0049, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2018.0049.001/
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