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Urinometer

Object number2013.80.23 a-c

Datec. 1900

OriginGermany

MediumAdhesive/Glass/Paper/Cardboard/Mercury

Credit LineGift of Gloria K. Wolak

DescriptionTwo-piece urinometer which includes a colorless glass beaker and a glass thermometer inside a black box with a brown label.Dimensions(a) Beaker-- Diameter: 1.375"; H: 5.25"
(b) Thermometer-- Di.: 0.625"; H: 4.75"
(c) Box: Width-- 1.75"; Depth: 1.75"; H: 5.5625"
Inscriptions(b)
Thermometer: "Temp / 25[degrees] C. 77[degrees] F."

(c)
Box: "URINOMETER / OR HYDROMETER / For taking the Approximate Specific Gravity of Urine according to DR. SQUIBB".

"This instrument is numbered 422".
Marks(b)
"No. 422 Alco Germany".

(c)
"Germany".
Historical NotesPart of a collection related to Klavon's, which document that Klavon's was originally a pharmacy and an ice cream shop. Klavon's Pharmacy opened at 28th and Liberty in 1920. It operated at that location as both a pharmacy and soda/ice cream shop until 1979 when founder James Klavon passed away. For 20 years the building was boarded up until Ray Klavon, grandson of the founder, re-opened the store in 1999 as Klavon's Ice Cream Parlor. In 2013 the family sold the building to a new owner who opened another ice cream shop under the same name.

Related person Dr. Squibb

Related institution Klavon's Pharmacy (founded 1920)

Related person James Klavon

Related person Ray Klavon

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