Specific Gravity Bottle
Specific Gravity Bottle
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- Description
- A specific gravity bottle determines the specific gravity of a liquid. In use, it was weighed empty, and then again when filled with the liquid in question. This example is glass, with a ground glass stopper and an etched inscription that reads "51/25/Grammes." It also has a brass weight, and a cylindrical tin container.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Specific Gravity Bottle
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- metal, tin (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 10.1 cm x 3.8 cm; 4 in x 1 1/2 in
- overall: 4 in x 1 5/8 in; 10.16 cm x 4.1275 cm
- ID Number
- 1991.0691.51
- accession number
- 1991.0691
- catalog number
- 1991.0691.51
- Credit Line
- June W. Leonard
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Chemistry
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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