General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

71

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL WITH INTERIOR PAPER LABEL

Dimensions

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

Length

46.4 cm

Width

16.5 cm

Height

20.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Chemistry

Category

Test-measurement equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

SUDBURY

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Massachusetts

City

South Sudbury

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

C. 1960 +

Canada

PART OF COLLECTION OF AGRICULTURAL & DOMESTIC TECHNOLOGY ARTIFACTS USED ON ONE/BOTH OF TWO LONG-ESTABLISHED WORKING FARMS IN EASTERN TOWNSHIPS OUTSIDESHERBROOKE, PQ, BY MEMBERS OF MARTIN & BATLEY FAMILIES. (REF. 1)

Function

SET OF CHEMICALS & TEST TUBES USED TO ANALYSE CHEMICAL CONTENT OF SOIL IN ORDER TO HELP FARMER TO IMPROVE FERTILITY.

Technical

ACCORDING TO MR. CLOUTIER (EXECUTOR OF ESTATE), HIS UNCLE MR. MARTIN ATTEMPTED TO SUPPLY SCIENTIFIC METHOD TO HIS FARMING PRACTICES & USED SOIL TEST KIT TO DETERMINE MINERAL CONTENT OF EXISTING SOIL & WHAT WAS REQUIRED TO AUGMENT ITS FERTILITY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

EXTERIOR LABELS READING "SUDBURY/ SOIL TEST KIT/ MADE BY/ SUDBURY LABORATORY/ SUDBURY, MASS., U.S.A."; MFR.'S NAME & ADDRESS & ADVERTISING ON INTERIOR LABEL

Missing

UNKNOWN - POSSIBLY SOME ORIGINAL TEST TUBES, CORKS

Finish

MOTTLED GREY PAINTED; GREEN, WHITE & RED INTERIOR LABEL

Decoration

N/A