General Information

Serial #

GSA.1303

Part Number

1

Total Parts

8

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Non-ferrous metal and synthetic

Dimensions

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

Length

N/A

Width

30.5 cm

Height

14.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Chemistry

Category

Laboratory equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

Piece of chemistry laboratory equipment used at national research council of Canada, one of Canada’s foremost research establishments in number of scientific & technological areas.

Function

Rotating device used to separate mixture or suspension of materials of similar densities by means of centrifugal force.

Technical

Bench model which could hold up to 6 or 8 samples, operating at typical speeds of 14-20,000 rpm with resultant centrifugal force causing suspended particulate matter to be forces to bottom of sample tubes, thereby allowing liquid and/or solids to be analyzed separately or to be used in other compounds or experiments.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Incised print reads "SER VALL R [registered]/ TYPE GSA/ MADE IN U.S.A.". Each sample holder place is numbered 1 to 6. Incised print on bottom reads "GSA.1303". Handwritten print on side reads "RC-2".

Missing

Motor and .1 sample holder cover.

Finish

Non-ferrous silver metal. Red synthetic lip on the bottom of centrifuges #5.

Decoration

N/A