AN IMPROVED COMBINATION MILK MEASURE AND TESTER
Year: 1885

page_text: I SAMUEL MUSGRAVE 8 Middleton Road Camden Road Islington N Druggists
Sundriesman do hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED
COMBINATION MILK MEASURE AND TESTER to be as follows:-
I make a measure of Metal or other suitable material round and straight all up
and having a deep flute or recess on right side, opposite recess inside. I have a
perforated screen with openings all up and on right of screen a scale to indicate
quantities, the top of screen is bent over and fixed through hole, in recess behind
screen I place a specific gravity Bulb, unbreakable, and having plenty of room. The
Milk being put into measure, goes through the openings of screen and the Tester
acts freely as well as being perfectly seen and same time the quantity is shown on
scale.

page_text: An Improved Combination Milk Measure and Tester.
I, SAMUEL MUSGRAVE 8 Middleton Road Camden Road Islington, N Druggists
sundriesman do hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED
COMBINATION MILK MEASURE AND TESTER and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
For the purpose of my Invention I employ a measure or mug made of metal
porcelain or other suitable material this measure I make of various shapes and sizes
with handle and spout and the Body straight from bottom to top: in the inside of
measure Fig. 1 on the bottom I fix two small stops Fig. to support or check the
screen Fig. 2 which carries the Tester Fig. 3 and at the top and side of the measure
I have a hole Fig. 5 through which the end of the screen Fig. 2 goes and fixes.
The screen I make in the following way. I employ thin metal or other suitable
material and make it 2 inches wide and to reach within an inch of the top of
measure Fig. 1, the form of the screen I generally carry out thus, to the left I have
3 bars and 3 openings about of an inch wide running straight up to within of
an inch of top and bottom, this inch is left solid, on the right side or continuation
of screen is a flat of about of an inch wide, this flat I make the scale and on it
mark the figures 1, 1, or 1, as required, the top of screen Fig. 2 I bend over so as
to form a sort of open cap, and carry the end through the hole Fig. 5 at side of
measure and fix with pin or ring.
For the purpose of testing I employ a small specific gravity Bulb Fig. 3 so set
that it will float in good Milk and sink when water is added.
To complete the measure I place a Tester Fig. 3 behind the screen Fig. 2, putting
the end of screen behind the two stops Fig. 4 at bottom of measure, push the
extreme end of the screen through the hole Fig. 5 at side of measure and fix, the
Tester, Fig. 3 works freely up and down and is easily seen, is free from injury, and
can readily be removed for cleaning &c.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
N° 1. Novelty in the use of a movable measuring scale.
N° 2. Novelty in the employment of a specific gravity Bulb in conjunction with
the movable scale.