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Hydrometer

Object number94.51.345 a-c

Date1900-1919

MediumWood; Glass; Lead (?); Paper; Ink; Cotton

Credit LineTransfer from Carnegie Museum of Natural History

DescriptionBrewer's hydrometer, consisiting of a clear glass tube with ball base filled with small possibly lead pellets, with wooden lid and bottom.Dimensions0.75 x 10.5 in. (1.9 x 26.7 cm)
MarksBlack ink 0-50 Baume scale.
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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