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Hodgkinson's actinometer

Hodgkinson's actinometer, made by J. Hicks of Hatton Garden, marked Royal Society and KO No.3

Hodgkinson's actinometer

Hodgkinson's actinometer, by J. Hicks of London, marked KO No.5

Radiation thermometer

Radiation thermometer, no.281583, by J. Hicks of 8 Hatton Garden, Patent 317

Hodgkinson's actinometer

Hodgkinson's actinometer, by J. Hicks of London, marked K.O.1

Minimum alcohol thermometer, by James Joseph Hicks, 1895

1895

Minimum Fahrenheit alcohol thermometer (scale -25 to 125 degrees), by James Joseph Hicks, 8 - 10 Hatton Garden, London, 1895. Serial Number 1061629, KO -6-95. Cylindrical shaped bulb, incomplete without stoppers and alcohol.

Hill and Barnard's sphygmometer

1885-1895

Hill and Barnard's sphygmometer, in case, by James Joseph Hicks, 8-10 Hatton Garden, London, England, 1885-1895.

Urinometer of vulcanite in tubular case

1890-1910

Urinometer of vulcanite in tubular case, owned by Sir T.L. Brunton, made by J. Hicks, London, England, 1890-1910

Spirit bubbles

1860-1920

Spirit bubbles, glass, in glass tube, Hicks patent, 1860-1920

Hicks' milk tester

1871-1900

Hicks' milk tester, glass, with three coloured balls, Britain, late 19th century

Hicks patent mercurial minimum thermometer with brass sliding scale

1861

Hicks patent mercurial minimum thermometer with brass sliding scale, by Hicks, 1861.

Symons earth thermometer

1880-1889

Symons earth thermometer, mercury-in-glass, sheathed, absolute, by J.Hicks of 8,9 and 10 Hatton Garden, London. Thermometer set in wax in tube with suspension fitting, marked MO5, K[ew] O[bservatory]. [Date 1880s]. Scale -245 to 325

Glass Gay-Lussac hydrometer by Hicks

1880-1940

Glass Gay-Lussac hydrometer by Hicks. Mercury weight and paper scale. In tinplate tube. Range 100 - 0.

Glass specific hydrometer by Hicks

1880-1940

Glass specific hydrometer by Hicks. Mercury weight and scale. In dark grey cardboard tube. Range 1.000 - 1.020.

Gilt Sikes hydrometer by Hicks

1901-1910

Gilt Sikes hydrometer by Hicks, in mahogany box. Range 0 - 10.

Glass Baume hydrometer by Hicks

1870-1940

Glass Baume hydrometer by Hicks. Mercury weight and paper scale. In blue cardboard tube. Range 25 - 35.

Glass specific gravity hydrometer by J Hicks

1880-1940

Glass specific gravity hydrometer by J Hicks. Lead shot weight and paper scale. In tinplate tube. Range 0.750 - 0.800.

Glass specific gravity hydrometer by Hicks

1880-1940

Glass specific gravity hydrometer by Hicks. Mercury weight sealed by wax and paper scale. In tinplate tube. Range 1000 - 1050.

Glass hydrometer by Hicks

1880-1940

Glass hydrometer by Hicks. Lead shot weight and paper scale. In tinplate tube. Range 0.650 - 0.700.

Glass hydrometer by J Hicks

1880-1940

Glass hydrometer by J Hicks. Mercury weight and ivory scale. In tinplate tube. Range 1.015 - 1.030.

Glass hydrometer by Hicks

1880-1940

Glass hydrometer by Hicks. Mercury weight and paper scale. In tinplate tube. Range 1.150 - 1.200.

Glass customs and excise hydrometer by J Hicks

1880-1940

Glass customs and excise hydrometer by J Hicks. Mercury weight and paper scale. In tinplate tube. Range 1.000 - 1.015.

Gilt revenue hydrometer by J Hicks

1900-1910

Gilt revenue hydrometer by J Hicks, in mahogany box marked "standard Sikes hydrometer D." Range 0 - 10.

Gilt customs and excise standard no 1 (Sikes) hydrometer by J J Hicks

1870-1930

Gilt customs and excise standard no 1 (Sikes) hydrometer by J J Hicks. In mahogany box. Box contains mercury-in-glass thermometer with boxwood scale, made by Dring and Fage. Range 0 - 10.

Glass specific gravity hydrometer by J Hicks

1880-1940

Glass specific gravity hydrometer by J Hicks. Lead shot weight and paper scale. In tinplate tube. Range 0.850 - 0.900.

Glass hydrometer by J Hicks

1880-1940

Glass hydrometer by J Hicks. Lead shot weight and paper scale. In tinplate tube. Range 0.800 - 0.850.

Three glass hydrometers by J Hicks

1870-1940

Three glass hydrometers by J Hicks, London. Mercury weights and paper scales. In deal box with space for four instruments. No.1 equals range 1000 - 1020, No. 2 equals range 1020 - 1040 and No. 3 equals range 1040 -1060.

Glass customs and excise hydrometer by Hicks

1880-1940

Glass customs and excise hydrometer by Hicks. Mercury weight and paper scale. In tinplate tube. Range 1000 - 1015

Glass hydrometer by Hicks

1880-1940

Glass hydrometer by Hicks. Mercury weight and paper scale. In tinplate tube. Scale 850 - 900.

Kata thermometer by J Hicks No. 6879

1900-1911

Kata thermometer by J Hicks No. 6879

Gilt Sikes excise hydrometer by J Hicks

1901-1910

Gilt Sikes excise hydrometer by J Hicks, with ten weights, in mahogany box. Range 0 - 10.

Glass hydrometer by J Hicks

1880-1940

Glass hydrometer by J Hicks. Lead shot weight and paper scale. In tinplate tube. Range 0.700 - 0.750.

Watkin aneroid barometer

Watkin aneroid barometer, patented 1886, by J. Hicks

Spirit thermometer by Hicks

1883

Spirit thermometer by Hicks, 1883, graduated from -70 degrees F. to +120 degrees F.

Glass hydrometer by Hicks

1880-1940

Glass hydrometer by Hicks. Mercury weight and paper scale. In tinplate tube. Range 0.650 - 0.900.

Gilt revenue hydrometer by J J Hicks

1909

Gilt revenue hydrometer by J J Hicks, London, in mahogany box. Range 0 - 10.

Glass Baume hydrometer by Hicks

1870-1940

Glass Baume hydrometer by Hicks. Mercury weight and paper scale. In blue cardboard tube. Range 1100 - 1150.

Glass Baume hydrometer by Hicks

1880-1940

Glass Baume hydrometer by Hicks. Mercury weight and paper scale. In tinplate tube. Range 25 - 35.

Gilt Sikes excise hydrometer by Hicks

1870-1940

Gilt Sikes excise hydrometer by Hicks, bearing serialnumber 10072. In mahogany box. Range 0 -10.

Glass hydrometer

1800-1900

Glass hydrometer, possibly urinometer by J Hicks. Mercury weight and ivory scale.In black cardboard tube. Range 20 - 40.

Milk tester, Hicks' patent, c. 1890.

1890

Milk tester, Hicks' patent, c. 1890.

Hicks milk tester(?), glass, incomplete, British,

Hicks milk tester(?), glass, incomplete, British, late 19th century

Glass specific gravity hydrometer by Hicks

1880-1940

Glass specific gravity hydrometer by Hicks. Lead shot weight and paper scale. In cardboard tube. Range 0.850 - 1.000. Hydrometer index 258.

Glass hydrometer by Hicks

1880-1940

Glass hydrometer by Hicks. Lead shot weight and paper scale. In blue cardboard tube. Range 0.650 - 0.705

Hill and Barnard sphygmomanometer, London, England, 1886-1896

1886-1896

Hill and Barnard sphygmomanometer, by James Joseph Hicks, 8-10 Hatton Garden, London, England, 1886-1896, in leatherette case.

Mercury-in-glass thermometer mounted on wood

1878-1911

Mercury-in-glass thermometer mounted on wood, bulb missing, designed to measure in the range 10 to 120 degrees Centigrade, made by James Joseph Hicks, London, marked Verified 59642, made 1850-1924 (Wellcome No. B829).

Bridges-Lee type phototheodolite, 1894-1896

1894-1896

Bridges-Lee type phototheodolite by J. Hicks, 8, 9 & 10 Hatton Garden, London, England, 1894-96.

Campbell-Stokes type sunshine recorder, 1902

1902

Campbell-Stokes type sunshine recorder, Met Office Pattern by J. Hicks 8-10 Hatton Garden, London, 1902. Recorder frame with Curtis form of foot and spherical lens.

Maximum thermometer

Maximum thermometer, mercury-in-glass in degrees absolute, by J. Hicks of 8,9 and 10 Hatton Garden, London, marked MO20035, verified. In mahogany frame. Tube marked KO19. Scale 245 to 330

Solar radiation thermometer by Hicks

1849

Solar radiation thermometer by Hicks, 1849, ex Antarctic Expedition, 1901.

Solar radiation thermometer by Hicks

1849

Solar radiation thermometer by Hicks, 1849, ex Antarctic Expedition, 1901.