Accession No

2246

Brief Description

unweighted ivory hydrometer; early 18th century

Origin

England

Maker

Class

physics; metrology

Earliest Date

1700

Latest Date

1730

Inscription Date

Material

ivory

Dimensions

object height 120mm; maximum diameter 30mm bag length 130mm; breadth 65mm; thickness 30mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Harriet Wynter, 1976.

Inscription

Description Notes

ivory hydrometer with main bulb surmounted by scale divided 1 to 12 numbered by 1

condition poor (scale broken); complete

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