Alkalimeter

Alkalimeter

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Description
Alkalimeters measure the strength or the amount of alkali in a mixture or solution. This example is of the form devised in 1871 by the Austrian chemist, Anton Schrötter von Kristelli (1802-1875).
Ref: E. B. Benjamin, American Hand-Book of Chemical and Physical Apparatus (New York, 1872), p. 12.
Bausch & Lomb, Apparatus and Supplies for Chemical and Biological Laboratories (Rochester, 1903), p. 11.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
Alkalimeter
Measurements
overall: 5 1/2 in x 2 in; 13.97 cm x 5.08 cm
overall: 5 11/16 in x 3 1/2 in x 2 1/4 in; 14.44625 cm x 8.89 cm x 5.715 cm
ID Number
CH.316882
catalog number
316882
accession number
222983
Credit Line
Gift of Stevens Institute of Technology
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National Museum of American History
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