Nicholson hydrometer in case with 2 thermometers

Nicholson hydrometer in case with 2 thermometers

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Nicholson hydrometer in case with 2 thermometers
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Nicholson hydrometer in case with 2 thermometers, weights and tweezers, made by Negretti and Zambra, English, 1850-1920

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Category:
Laboratory Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A608096
Materials:
case, mahogany, hydrometer, brass, hydrometer, copper, thermometers, glass, thermometers, mercury, thermometers, metal, mounts, tweezers, brass and weights, brass
Measurements:
hydrometer: height 210 mm
hydrometer: diameter 75 mm
case: length 264 mm
case: width 193 mm
case: height 112 mm
tweezers: length 104 mm
largest weight: diameter 30 mm
type:
hydrometers
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)