Lowe jet photometer, c.1860.

Made:
c.1860

Lowe jet photometer, c.1860.

Details

Category:
Gas Industry
Object Number:
1949-329
Measurements:
overall: 19.1 kg
type:
photometer
credit:
British Gas Corporation (London)

Parts

Components for Lowe jet photometer, c.1860.

Components for Lowe jet photometer, c.1860.

Components for Lowe jet photometer, c.1860, including: a black metallic box with two jet burners, two photometer scale plates (one white, one blue), and indicator arm (attached to a small weight and a hook), a hollow blown-glass object with integral suspension loop, and a A black metal plate with a central knob.

Measurements:
overall (as stored): 130 mm x 540 mm x 420 mm,
Materials:
glass , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , metal (unknown) and paint
Object Number:
1949-329/2
type:
photometer
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