Hydrometer set

Made:
1740-1800 in Edinburgh
Hydrometer by Allan, Edinburgh

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Hydrometer by Allan, Edinburgh
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Hydrometer set, including thermometer, slide rule and five brass weights, inside original mahogany case, Allan, Edinburgh, 1740-1800

Details

Category:
Laboratory Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A131901
Materials:
boxwood, brass and mahogany
type:
hydrometer
credit:
Glendining's

Parts

Slide rule for hydrometer

Slide rule for hydrometer

Slide rule from Hydrometer, Allan, Edinburgh, 1740-1800

Measurements:
overall: 225 mm x 40 mm
Materials:
box (wood)
Object Number:
A131901/8
type:
slide rule
Case for hydrometer set

Case for hydrometer set

Case, lined, for hydrometer, thermometer, slide rule and five brass weights, Allan, Edinburgh, 1740-1800

Materials:
mahogany (wood)
Object Number:
A131901/9
type:
case - container and hydrometers