Summary
Used with a Sikes hydrometer in the laboratory at Sunbury Mental Hospital, Victoria, Australia. Approx. use date 1880. Made by Sikes "Printed for the proprietor" in U.K., 1879.
Physical Description
Sikes' table of the concentrated strength of spirits with 4 pages of directions for the use of tables and the use of Sikes' Hydrometer. Table is in the form of a slim, red, cardboard-covered book. Contains 51 individual tables for temperatures 30-80 degrees.
More Information
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Sunbury Mental Hospital (Asylum), Office of Psychiatric Services, 02 Jul 1985
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Manufacturer
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Place & Date Used
Sunbury Mental Hospital (Asylum), Sunbury, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1880
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Inscriptions
Text: SIKES' TABLE/OF THE/CONCENTRATED STRENGTH/OF/Spirits/WITH DIRECTIONS FOR USE OF HIS/HYDROMETER/ESTABLISHED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT/BRITAIN FOR ESTIMATING THE DUTIES OF/SPIRITUOUS LIQUERS.
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - administration, Publications
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Object Dimensions
100 mm (Width), 220 mm (Height)
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References
card with exhibit.
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Keywords
Laboratory Apparatus & Equipment, Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Psychiatric Hospitals, Making History - Psych Services
