Rockwell Hardness Tester, c. 1930

Made:
1930

Rockwell Hardness Tester, c. 1930

Details

Category:
Metallurgy
Object Number:
1991-384
type:
hardness tester
credit:
Catalin Ltd.

Parts

Rockwell Hardness Tester, c. 1930

Rockwell Hardness Tester, c. 1930

Rockwell hardness tester, c. 1930.

Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1991-384/1
type:
hardness tester
Weight for Rockwell hardness tester

Weight for Rockwell hardness tester

A weight for a Rockwell hardness tester, c. 1930. The weight is attached to a metal rod with a hook at the end, and the weight is marked 'use alone for 60 KG load'.

Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1991-384/2
type:
weight
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Component associated with Rockwell hardness tester

Component associated with Rockwell hardness tester

A component, possibly a weight, associated with a Rockwell hardness tester, c. 1930. The component is cylindrical in shape with three grooves around the middle.

Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1991-384/3
type:
component
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Direction book for Rockwell Hardness Tester

Direction book for Rockwell Hardness Tester

Direction book for Rockwell Hardness Tester, Wilson Mechanical Instrument Co., 383 Concord Ave., New York.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1991-384/4
type:
instructions
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Components associated with Rockwell hardness tester

Components associated with Rockwell hardness tester

A group of twelve spherical metal components, associated with a Rockwell hardness tester, c. 1930.

Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1991-384/5
type:
spheres
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Component associated with Rockwell hardness tester

Component associated with Rockwell hardness tester

A component associated with a Rockwell hardness tester, c. 1930. The component is cylindrical in shape with a larger circle on one end marked '1"/16 BALLS'.

Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1991-384/6
type:
component
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Components associated with Rockwell hardness tester

Components associated with Rockwell hardness tester

A group of twelve components associated with a Rockwell hardness tester, c. 1930. The components consist of: a can, possibly for oil; two rectangular pieces of metal; three circular metal discs with holes in the centre; four small metal balls with loops attached to each of them; a circular metal disc with a raised cylindrical shape in the centre of one side; and a metal component, roughly cylindrical in shape with a hatched texture around the centre.

Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1991-384/7
type:
components
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Components associated with Rockwell hardness tester

Components associated with Rockwell hardness tester

A group of nine rectangular metal components associated with a Rockwell hardness tester, c. 1930.

Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1991-384/8
type:
components
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum