Specific Gravity Bottle
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Chemistry
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: June W. Leonard
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0691.51
label: accession number
content: 1991.0691
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0691.51
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Specific Gravity Bottle
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, tin (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10.1 cm x 3.8 cm; 4 in x 1 1/2 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 in x 1 5/8 in; 10.16 cm x 4.1275 cm