Ivory hydrometer 5" long

Made:
circa 1690 -1720
Ivory hydrometer 5 long, balanced with lead shot

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Ivory hydrometer 5 long, balanced with lead shot
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Ivory hydrometer 5" long, balanced with lead shot, in turned lignum vitae case, c. 1690-1720. Hydrometer Index 362.

Details

Category:
Experimental Chemistry
Object Number:
1954-363
Materials:
ivory with lead weight and case: lignum vitae
type:
hydrometer
credit:
National Maritime Museum