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Hydrometer, by Dring & Fage, London, 19th Century?

Inventory Number 19718


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.19718

Subject
Chemistry
Item type
Object
Provenance
Pres. by Mrs. C. Robinson
Physical material
Glass
Mercury
Paper
Object type
Hydrometer
Inventory No
19718
Accession Number
1975-5

Description

Glass hydrometer with 2 bulbs, one contains mercury. There is a red residue in the small tube that connects the bulbs. Tube contains a paper that is marked with measurements and the maker. In metal case.