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OBJECT TYPE: Colourimeter & hemoglobinometer
DATE: 1922
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0175.008

MANUFACTURER: KLETT MFG. CO. LTD.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 8
Total Parts: 10
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS, METAL BASES, MAY BE CHROME PLATED

Dimensions

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

Length: 7.0 cm
Width: 1.7 cm
Height: 1.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Research
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: POSSIBLY EARLY 1920'S - EARLY 1960'S
Canada: USED FOR ANIMAL RESEARCH AT CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM IN OTTAWA.
Function: USED TO DETERMINE THE CHEMICAL CONTENT OF LIQUIDS & FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE HEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION OF BLOOD. COLORIMETRIC ANALYSIS IS DONE BY COMPARING THE INTENSITY OF LIGHT PASSING THROUGH AN UNKNOWN SAMPLE WITH THAT OF A KNOWN STANDARDS. (REF.3) CUPS HAVE FLARE TOP TO PREVENT OVERFLOW (REF.1).
Technical: SHOWS INNOVATION BY COMBINING A GENERAL TYPE OF INSTRUMENT FUNCTION WITH INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS & SPECIALIZED USES IN THE BIOLOGICAL & MEDICAL FIELDS. IT COULD BE USED TO DETERMINE THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF METALS OR TO ANALYSE BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES SUCH AS URINE & BLOOD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: N/A
Finish: NAVY COLOURED GLASS
Decoration: N/A

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KLETT MFG. CO. LTD., Cup, circa 1922, Artifact no. 1993.0175, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1993.0175.008/

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