Accession No

3302

Brief Description

box of hydrostatic apparatus, by Max Kohl A. G., German, 1925 (c)

Origin

Germany; Chemnitz

Maker

Max Kohl A.G.

Class

physics

Earliest Date

1925

Latest Date

1925

Inscription Date

Material

wood; glass; metal (white metal, brass, iron, lead, silver); rubber; paper (card and one other); cotton wool

Dimensions

length 836mm; breadth 527mm; height 247mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Tesseract, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, 01/1986. Purchased with the assistance of a grant-in-aid from the Science Museum (PRISM).

Inscription

‘MAX KOHL A.G.
Werkstätten für Präzisionsmechnik
CHEMNITZ i. Sa.’ (plaque on lid)
‘Max Kohl A.G., Chemnitz.’ (both tripod stands)

Description Notes

Wooden box containing apparatus for hydrostatic experiments, all wrapped in cotton wool. Apparatus includes 3 wooden stands, 2 iron tripod stands, 2 two-legged iron stands, iron spanner, 5 grey metal rods, 1 brass rod, 1 oxidized brass rod with 4 side arms, main horizontal metal bar with 4 side arms and tap and extension, 4 glass and silver receptacles, set of 5 glass tubes of differing bores, assorted glass tubes of varying kinds, various bolts, nuts and washers and one Venetian glass cat. The apparatus are stored in two layers, with the top contained in a removable lead drawer. There are two photographs on inside of lid of the two layers of apparatus. Instruction manual included.

Condition good; complete

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