Pipettes with instrument standard reports, United Kingdom, 1940-1950
- Made:
- 1940-1950 in United Kingdom
- maker:
- Hawksley and Sons Limited
Cardboard box containing pipettes and graduated tubes by Hawksley, London, with National Physical Laboratory reports dated 1943
The paperwork accompanying the glass pipettes and measuring cylinders is from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). The UK’s NPL is where standards of measurements are set and accurately tested. The pipettes and glassware were standardised by the NPL for a medical researcher at University College in 1943. Accurate equipment is important for scientific and medical research.
Details
- Category:
- Biochemistry
- Object Number:
- 1993-630
- Measurements:
-
overall: 299 mm x 237 mm
box: 84 mm x 170 mm x 55 mm, .1kg
part 5: 132 mm 6 mm,
part 3: 130 mm 9 mm,
part 1: 107 mm 8 mm,
paper: 201 mm x 164 mm
part 4: 120 mm
- type:
- pipette
- credit:
- University College London, Dept. of Biology