Balance

Description:

Analytical balance in a wood and glass case, and a “MADE BY / WILH. H. F. KUHLMANN / HAMBURG, GERMANY / SOLD BY / MICROCHEMICAL SERVICE / NEW YORK, U.S.A.” inscription. This was used for penicillin research at The USDA Northern Regional Research Laboratory in Peoria, Ill., in the 1940s.

Date Made: 1940s

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Germany: Hamburg, Hamburg

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Credit Line: USDA, Northern Regional Research Laboratory, Peoria, IL

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1981.0734.02Accession Number: 1981.0734Catalog Number: 1981.0734.02

Object Name: Balance, MicroOther Terms: Balance, Micro; Laboratory Equipment

Physical Description: glass (overall material)wood (overall material)

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-ff43-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_688416

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