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Jellett-Type Saccharimeter, by Spencer & Son, Dublin, c.1865

Inventory Number 26207


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.26207

Item type
Object
Primary inscriptions
"SPENCER & SON DUBLIN"
Dimensions
Height: 455mm Width: 710mm Depth: 240mm Weight: 8.5kg
Inventory No
26207
Accession Number
1936-13

Description

Flat circular base with pillar stand rising to pivot for a brass bar with the components of a saccharimeter: collarimeter, polarizer, sample chamber, telescope. The rod and sample chamber are detachable.