Tube, hydrometer

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2009.0027.003

MANUFACTURER: Taylor Instrument Cos.
MODEL: Permax 4420
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: cardboard

Dimensions

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

Length: 28.1 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 3.7 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Taylor Instrument
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rochester

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Instrument used by Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Agriculture Canada. The lot with which this refractometer arrived contained tomato juice testing equipment, which was designed to pinpoint the colour of the juice based on benchmark colour charts. However, refractometers could be used to test a number of things, including, for instance, honey, grape juice, wine, and maple syrup.
Function: An instrument used to measure the specific gravity of liquids.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Cream coloured label with orange script reads: "TAKE CARE/ The safest way to remove this/ INSTRUMENT/ is to pull the corrugated wrapper from the box,/ break paper seals and unroll./ HANDLE CAREFULLY AT ALL TIMES/ Taylor Instrument Companies, Rochester, N.Y."/ Printed in U.S.A. 4-44"/
Missing: N/A
Finish: Grey cardboard/ cylindrical tube with corrugated cardboard insert to hold hydrometer (pt)
Decoration: N/A

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Taylor Instrument Cos., Tube, hydrometer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2009.0027, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2009.0027.003/

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