Summary
Made: Kasner and Moss, circa 1900. Used at Mayday Hills Hospital, Beechowrth, Victoria, Australia. Primarily used for the anaylsis if urine samples from patients.
Physical Description
A Sikes hydrometer in wooden box with metal fasteners. Box, which is lined with brown velvet, contains calibrated metal (brass?) hollow ball with brass strips protruding at top and bottom together with calibrated weights ranging from 90 to 10. Instrument measures density of liquid.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mayday Hills Hospital, Sep 1992
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Manufacturer
Kasner & Moss, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1900
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Place & Date Used
Mayday Hills Hospital, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, circa 1900
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Inscriptions
Printed box: Sikes Hydrometer/Kasner and Moss/Melbourne. Metal ball: Sikes 19805/19805 Sikes P51/Kasner and Lioss Melbourne/P.
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - clinical, Laboratory equipment
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
20 cm (Length), 0.5 cm (Width), 10 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Psychiatric Hospitals, Urine Testing, Making History - Psych Services
