Test tube
Test tube, glass
- Measurements:
-
overall: 175 mm x 127 mm x 127 mm, .0208 kg
- Materials:
- glass
- Object Number:
- A608020 Pt1
- type:
- test tubes
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Saccharometer, Carwardine, in cardboard case, instructions pasted in lid, English(?), 1861-1930
A saccharometer determined the quantity of sugar in urine. This condition is known as diabetes. Doctors in ancient Greece recognised some people’s urine was sweet-smelling. A chemical test was devised late in the 1800s to estimate the amount of sugar present. Urine was mixed with a chemical called Fehling’s solution and heated. Sugar quantity was then assessed by comparison with a chart. This saccharometer was introduced by Thomas Carwardine, a physician at the Middlesex Hospital around 1894. It was used in the consulting room or at the patient’s bedside. It produced a result in minutes. The box contains a graduated measure, three test tubes, two ring grips and instructions.
Details
- Category:
- Clinical Diagnosis
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A608020
- Measurements:
-
overall: 35 mm x 345 mm x 80 mm, .24kg
- type:
- hydrometer and saccharometer
Parts
Cardboard case for Saccharometer
Cardboard case for Saccharometer, Carwardine, thought to be English, 1861-1930
- Measurements:
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overall: 35 mm x 346 mm x 80 mm, .1486 kg
- Materials:
- case, cardboard and tubes, glass
- Object Number:
- A608020 Pt6
- type:
- cases
Saccharometer, by Carwardine
Saccharometer, Carwardine, thought to English, 1861-1930
- Measurements:
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overall: 32 mm x 350 mm x 20 mm, .0488 kg
- Materials:
- saccharometer tube and glass
- Object Number:
- A608020 Pt7
- type:
- hydrometer and saccharometer
