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Comparator for Haldane's Haemoglobinometer, by Hawksley & Sons Ltd, London, c.1940

Inventory Number 33647


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.33647

Item type
Object
Provenance
Transferred from the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, Oxford, in 1989, per Dr. J. S. Porterfield.
Primary inscriptions
'HAWKSLEY CRISTA LONDON' 'HALDANE /100%= 13.8 GMS/ Hb PER 100 CC' '40, 60, 80/ Hawksley B.S 1079 No 241'
Physical material
Glass
plastic
rubber
Dimensions
Height: 102mm Width: 40mm Depth: 24mm Weight: 54g
Inventory No
33647
Accession Number
1989-13/2

Description

Plastic Comparator, containing two glass tubes. Comparator has two cut away viewing sections for examining glass tubes. One tube has rubber cap and contains unidentified red fluid. Other tube is gradated with measurements of 40, 60 and 80.