Accession No

2767

Brief Description

self-recording auxanometer for monitoring plant growth, by Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company, English, 1892

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company

Class

biology; natural history; laboratory apparatus

Earliest Date

1892

Latest Date

1892

Inscription Date

1892

Material

metal (cast iron, brass); wood

Dimensions

height 500mm; length 400mm; breadth 320mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from Department of Botany, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 09/1981.

Inscription

‘CAMBRIDGE SCIENTIFIC
INSTRUMENT COMPANY
1892’

Description Notes

Self-recording auxanometer for monitoring plant growth, by the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company, 1892.

Cast iron base, painted blue, with 2 levelling screws. Vertical spindle carries brass drum with knurled knob and bubble level above. Black-painted wooden platform carries electric clock movement (adapted from mechanical) with brass linkage to drum. Brass weight. Electric lead and plug.

An auxanometer is an instrument for measuring the growth rate of plants.

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