'Clinitest' urine testing kit, London, England, 1957-1963
- supplier:
- W and R Balston Limited
- maker:
- Ames Division
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'Clinitest' urine testing kit, in brass-bound mahogany case, by Ames, Nuffield House, Piccadilly, London, W1, England, 1957-1963.
‘Clinitest’ is a portable urine testing kit. It is similar to those used in small rural (or ‘cottage’) hospitals or in the general practitioners’ surgeries. The kit was made by American company Ames. It detected substances such as blood, protein, glucose and sugar within urine. Identification of these substances within urine can assist the diagnosis of diseases such as diabetes. The British Army donated this kit to the Science Museum.
Details
- Category:
- Laboratory Medicine
- Object Number:
- 1982-384
- Materials:
- case, mahogany and case, brass
- Measurements:
-
depth: 33mm
height: 78mm
weight: 0.05kg
weight: 0.11023lbs
width: 33mm
overall - as displayed: 260 mm x 270 mm x 350 mm,
depth: 10mm
height: 102mm
weight: 1.01kg
weight: 2.22668lbs
width: 242mm
depth: 106mm
height: 8mm
weight: 0.15kg
weight: 0.3307lbs
width: 106mm
depth: 117mm
height: 27mm
weight: 0.13kg
weight: 0.2866lbs
width: 117mm
depth: 140mm
height: 260mm
width: 270mm
diameter: 27mm
height: 85mm
weight: 0.05kg
weight: 0.11023lbs
diameter: 17mm
weight: 0.01kg
weight: 0.02205lbs
width: 113mm
diameter: 26mm
height: 82mm
weight: 0.04kg
weight: 0.08819lbs
diameter: 51mm
height: 76mm
weight: 0.01kg
weight: 0.02205lbs
diameter: 16mm
weight: 0.007kg
weight: 0.01543lbs
width: 101mm
overall (case): 1.96 kg
- type:
- urine test kit
- credit:
- Medical Devices Agency
Parts
Brush, part of 'Clinitest' urine testing kit
Glass bottle with pipette from urine testing kit
- Materials:
- glass , plastic (unidentified) and rubber (unidentified)
- Object Number:
- 1982-384/3
- type:
- bottle
Ceramic tile
'Clinitest' reagent tablets
- Materials:
- glass , metal (unknown) , cardboard and paper (fibre product)
- Object Number:
- 1982-384/5
- type:
- tablet
Acetest reagent tablets
Phenistix reagent strips by Ames
Hematest reagent tablets for urine testing kit
Vial stand for 'Clinitest' urine testing kit
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified) , paint , metal (unknown) and paper (fibre product)
- Object Number:
- 1982-384/9
Funnel from 'Clinitest' testing kit
Glass vial from 'Clinitest' urine testing kit
- Materials:
- glass , metal (unknown) and rubber (unidentified)
- Object Number:
- 1982-384/11
- type:
- vial with blade
Test tube from urine testing kit
Test tube from urine testing kit
Ictotest reagent tablets
- Materials:
- glass , metal (unknown) and paper (fibre product)
- Object Number:
- 1982-384/14
- type:
- tablets
Occultest reagent tablets part of clinitest urine testing kit by Ames
- Materials:
- glass , metal (unknown) and paper (fibre product)
- Object Number:
- 1982-384/15
- type:
- tablet
Hematest reagent tablets test for blood in faeces
- Materials:
- glass , metal (unknown) and paper (fibre product)
- Object Number:
- 1982-384/16
- type:
- tablets
Clinitest reagent tablets
- Materials:
- glass , metal (unknown) and paper (fibre product)
- Object Number:
- 1982-384/17
- type:
- tablet
Glass bottle, part of 'Clinitest' urine testing kit
Box for 'Clinitest' urine testing kit by Ames
- Materials:
- mahogany (wood) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Object Number:
- 1982-384/19
- type:
- box - container
