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Hydrometer
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Hydrometer

Object number94.51.347 a-d
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Date1898-1919
MediumWood; Glass; Mercury; Paper; Ink
Credit LineTransfer from Carnegie Museum of Natural History
DescriptionSaccharometer consisting of a thin clear glass tube with elongated tear drop with mercury, backed with two scales with explanation in German. Light brown wooden case. Dimensions0.75 x 17 in. (1.9 x 43.2 cm)
MarksThermometer nach Reaumur Nr. 740 centigrm. 4723 Saccharometer... Heinr.Kappeller
Historical NotesUsed in a Pittsburgh brewery. A saccharometer by definition measures the amount of sugar in a solution.Label TextFine German brewing required scientific precision as well as the gift of an artisan, as demonstrated by these measuring devices used in a Pittsburgh brewery in the early 1900s.
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