Milk Tester, part
date: label: patent date (Driving mechanism for centrifugal machine)
content: 1903-04-21
notes: label: Description
content: Centrifuge for use with the Babcock test for determining the fat content of milk. U.S. Patent of April 21, 1903 assigned to D. H. Burrell & Co. The Babcock test was developed in 1890 by Stephen M. Babcock, a professor at the University of Wisconsin. David Hamlin Burrell (1841–1919) was an industrialist, inventor, and philanthropist whose prominence came through improvements and inventions related to the dairy industry.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of George Washington University, School of Pharmacy; Accession 259201 (1964)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.M-11121
label: catalog number
content: M-11121
label: accession number
content: 259201
label: patent number
content: US725832A
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Centrifuge
label: Object Name
content: milk tester
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 3/4 in x 14 3/4 in x 5 1/2 in; 27.305 cm x 37.465 cm x 13.97 cm