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Beer Colorimeter, by A. Schöne?, German, Late 19th Century

Inventory Number 34003


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.34003

Item type
Object
Provenance
Purchase
Physical material
Iron
Glass
Object type
Colorimeter
Dimensions
Height: 530mm Width: 250mm Depth: 220mm Weight: 5kg
Inventory No
34003
Accession Number
1983-14

Description

An Iron tripod that supports a rotating disc fitted with 16 different coloured glass windows, with numbers above. A small shelf extends from the centre to hold a glass of beer. As the wheel rotates the different windows pass over a hole so they are back lit. The colour of the beer can then be compared and contrasted.