Melting Point Apparatus
Melting Point Apparatus
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- Description
- This instrument, which came from the Smithsonian Instrument Room, determined the melting point of substances. The inscription reads “PATENTED NOVR. 4, 1862 / BY G. TAGLIABUE / 296 PEARL ST., New York.” The inscription on the frame holding the thermometer reads “G. TAGLIABUE 296 PEARL ST. NEW YORK.” Both refer to Giuseppe Tagliabue (1812-1878), a man who was born in Italy, apprenticed in England, came to the U.S. in 1834, and set up shop making and selling such instruments as thermometers, barometers and hygrometers.
- Ref: Giuseppe Tagliabue, “Improved Apparatus for Testing Coal-Oil,” U.S. Patent 36,826 (Oct. 28, 1862).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Melting Point Apparatus
- patented by
- Tagliabue, Giuseppe
- patented in
- United States: New York, New York City
- Measurements
- overall: 10 1/2 in; 26.67 cm
- overall: 10 3/4 in x 3 9/16 in; 27.305 cm x 9.04875 cm
- ID Number
- CH.315168
- catalog number
- 315168
- accession number
- 219145
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Chemistry
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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