Record 18/76 |
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Description
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| Troemner #10 analytical balance; wooden base with adjustable brass feet; drawer in front, lap jointed, secured with iron pins; black rubber stopper screwed to front of drawer as handle, two holes on drawer front suggest original handle placement; drawer holds cardboard cylinder box holding two steel weights labeled "0.2" and "200 mg", a hammered non-ferrous metal beaker stamped "S.M. Co", a small key stamped "8-0" and a rectangular glass block held in a green felt-lined compartment; wooden framed glass box on top of base with removable front, front assisted by sash weights concealed in the sides of the frame; cove moldings on inside of box secure glass panes; glass panels on bottom of box painted black; gold plated brass pillar supports black anodized aluminum beam, two spirit levels at base of pillar; agate "planes" and "knives"; aluminum pans with gold plated brass wire arms; white faux ivory scale readout plate screwed at base of pillar; two knobs on front of base, right knobs raises arms that deactivate the scale, left knob is an exterior control for "rider weights." |
Analytical Balance
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Image Courtesy Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind. Note: use of some materials may be restricted, please call before publishing in any format.
| #10 Troemner Analytical Balanc |
Image Courtesy Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind. Note: use of some materials may be restricted, please call before publishing in any format.