analytical balance
Datecirca 1920
Inventory NumberWJ0128
ClassificationAnalytical Balance
Subject
Maker
F. Sartorius
1870-present
Supplier
Eimer & Amend
1851 - 1940
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions50 x 41 x 33 cm (19 11/16 x 16 1/8 x 13 in.)
weighing tray diam.: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.)
weighing tray diam.: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.)
Material
Accessoriesbox of screws
DescriptionThe T-shaped balance rests on a base supported by three feet, two of which being leveling screws. The balance is enclosed in a glass case. A door and a sliding window give access to the interior of the case.
Signedon plaque: Made by / F. Sartorius, / Göttingen, Germany / for / Eimer & Amend / New York City
ProvenancePsychology Department, William James Hall, Harvard University.
Empire Laboratory Supply Company, Inc.
Date: circa 1930
Accessories: small plastic box of weights; solid aluminum cyclinder marked "3"; large cyclinders (to be connected to power source and meter) (2); plexiglass stand for cylinders; sliding weights (2)
Object number: 2006-1-0104
Herman Kohlbusch Balance Company
Date: 1860-1880
Accessories: box of weights; accessories and spare parts for balance
Object number: 1998-1-1661
L. Oertling
Date: 1880-1940
Accessories: fitted wooden block with Eimer and Amend weights; two fitted boxes of weights (mahogany); simple wooden case of small weights with sliding top; weights stuffed in a cardboard box labelled "J.B. Prescott"; miscellaneous parts in a brown cardboard box; one brass dial knob; two identical brass pieces (red, black and brass) of unknown use; a round, flat glass tray that hangs from three strings; additional perforated pan with stirrup; two glass floats in a cardboard box; cylindrical float in a black cylindrical cardboard case; black tweezer; page from Gaertner Scientific Corp., page 4, "T1005. Analytical balance" now in instrument file folder (a different make and model); paper note with following note: Water dispat 60° / 12.3535
Object number: 1996-1-0412
Christian Becker, Inc.
Date: 1930-1940
Accessories: thin paint brush; small round metal box containing square of metal; thin wire; pans (2)
Object number: 2006-1-0111
William Ainsworth & Sons, Inc.
Date: circa 1940
Object number: 1996-1-0212
Keller Manufacturing Company
Date: 1900-1920
Accessories: two tweezers; a small box of fractional weights; two colored carboard boxes; a small metallic case; four small cylindrical boxes; a convex circular piece of glass
Object number: 2004-1-0332
Christian Becker
Date: circa 1900
Accessories: in the drawer is a small box of weights, as well as two cards giving instructions for use
Object number: 2004-1-0308