Apparatus for breaking iron bars by force produced by contraction through cooling

Made:
1894 in London
maker:
J. J. Griffin & Sons

Apparatus for breaking iron bars by force produced by contraction through cooling, by J. J. Griffin & Sons, London, England, 1894.

Details

Category:
Heat
Object Number:
1894-85
Materials:
cast iron
Measurements:
overall: 90 x 290 x 105 mm
type:
bar breaker and force of thermal expansion demonstration apparatus
credit:
purchased

Parts

Apparatus for breaking iron bars by force produced by contraction through cooling, by J. J. Griffin & Sons, London, England, 1894.

Force of Contraction Demonstration, 1894

Apparatus for breaking iron bars by force produced by contraction through cooling, by J. J. Griffin & Sons, London, England, 1894.

Measurements:
overall: 90 mm x 280 mm x 100 mm, , 4.21kg
Materials:
iron , paint? , metal (unknown) and black enamel
Object Number:
1894-85 Pt1
type:
demonstration equipment (physics) and equipment
9 spare bars for demonstration of breaking iron bars by force produced by contraction through cooling, by J. J. Griffin & Sons, London, England, 1894.

spare bars for demonstration of breaking iron bars

9 spare bars for demonstration of breaking iron bars by force produced by contraction through cooling, by J. J. Griffin & Sons, London, England, 1894.

Object Number:
1894-85 Pt2
type:
bars

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