Hydrometer set

Made:
1740-1800 in Edinburgh
Hydrometer set

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Hydrometer set, including thermometer, slide rule and five brass weights, inside original mahogany case, Allan, Edinburgh, 1740-1800

Details

Category:
Laboratory Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A131901
Materials:
boxwood, brass and mahogany
type:
hydrometer
credit:
Glendining's

Parts

Weight

Brass weight

Weight

Measurements:
diameter 17 mm
thickness 5 mm
Materials:
whole, brass
Object Number:
A131901 Pt2
type:
weights
Weight

Brass weight

Weight

Measurements:
diameter 15 mm
thickness 3 mm
Materials:
whole, brass
Object Number:
A131901 Pt3
type:
weights
Weight

Brass weight

Weight

Measurements:
diameter 17 mm
thickness 4 mm
Materials:
whole, brass
Object Number:
A131901 Pt4
type:
weights
Weight

Brass weight

Weight

Measurements:
diameter 17 mm
thickness 4 mm
Materials:
whole, brass
Object Number:
A131901 Pt5
type:
weights
Weight

Brass weight

Weight

Measurements:
diameter 16 mm
thickness 3 mm
Materials:
whole, brass
Object Number:
A131901 Pt6
type:
weights
Hydrometer, Allan, Edinburgh, 1740-1800

Hydrometer, Allan, Edinburgh

Hydrometer, Allan, Edinburgh, 1740-1800

Measurements:
case: length mm
case: width mm
case: height mm
hydrometer: length 232 mm
front bulb: diameter 47 mm
slide rule: length 225 mm
slide rule: width 40 mm
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
A131901/7
type:
hydrometers
Slide rule from Hydrometer, Allan, Edinburgh, 1740-1800

Slide rule for hydrometer

Slide rule from Hydrometer, Allan, Edinburgh, 1740-1800

Measurements:
overall: 225 mm x 40 mm
Materials:
box (wood)
Object Number:
A131901/8
type:
slide rule
Case, lined, for hydrometer, thermometer, slide rule and five brass weights, Allan, Edinburgh, 1740-1800

Case for hydrometer set

Case, lined, for hydrometer, thermometer, slide rule and five brass weights, Allan, Edinburgh, 1740-1800

Materials:
mahogany (wood)
Object Number:
A131901/9
type:
case - container and hydrometers

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