Apparatus to measure the expansion and contraction of paper due to change in moisture content

Made:
Cambridge
maker:
Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company Limited

Apparatus to measure the expansion and contraction of paper due to change in moisture content, c. 1938

Details

Category:
Papermaking
Object Number:
1988-137
type:
apparatus to measure
credit:
Allen, B.B.

Parts

Moisture Apparatus; box  with inlet and outlet pipes

Moisture Apparatus; box with inlet and outlet pipes

Moisture Apparatus; a black wooden box with a cover glazed on two sides with inlet and outlet brass pipes and a brass trough with small clamps at both ends.

Measurements:
overall: 6.6929 x 12.9921 x 10.6299 in.; 17 x 33 x 27 cm
Object Number:
1988-137 Pt1
type:
paper expansion measurer.
Lamp unit from moisture apparatus

Lamp unit from moisture apparatus

Lamp unit from the instrument to measure extension of paper complete with a stand and a clip for a scale.

Measurements:
16.5354 x 4.7244 x 5.9055 in.; 42 x 12 x 15 cm
Materials:
steel& glass
Object Number:
1988-137 Pt2
type:
paper moisture measurer
Alternative fitment for the moisture apparatus trough

Alternative fitment for the moisture apparatus trough

An alternative fitment for the moisture apparatus trough Pt 1; being a brass tube with an inlet pipe on the side.

Measurements:
overall: 2.3622 x 7.0866 x 2.5591 in.; 6 x 18 x 6.5 cm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
1988-137 Pt5
type:
paper moisture measuring scale
Moisture Apparatus; box

Moisture Apparatus; box

Moisture Apparatus; box

Object Number:
1988-137/6
type:
box and container