Galactometer with case

Made:
Paris
Galactometer, silver-plated, cased, by Avisse of Paris

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Galactometer, silver-plated, cased, by Avisse of Paris
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Galactometer, silver-plated, cased, by Avisse of Paris, 19th century

Details

Category:
Nutrition & Food Technology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A74796
Materials:
case, boxwood and hydrometer, silver (plated)
Measurements:
hydrometer: length 178 mm
hydrometer: diameter 27 mm
case: length 196 mm
case: diameter 37 mm
type:
hydrometer and lactometer
credit:
La Maison Grise

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