Accession No

0724

Brief Description

lead shot-in-ivory hydrometer, 18th C

Origin

Maker

Class

physics; metrology

Earliest Date

1700

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

ivory; wood; metal (lead?)

Dimensions

length 103mm; maximum diameter 30mm case length 131mm; maximum diameter 43mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

Description Notes

Ivory hydrometer with lead (?) shot for weighting. Scale divided 1 - 12, numbered by 1.
Fitted wooden case with screwfit lid (crack in base) and screwfit bottom section (worn screw thread).

Condition good (crack in case); complete.

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