Pyrometer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- 0-3000-DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
- DATE
- 1901
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1969.0141.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Bristol Electric Co.
- MODEL
- 133
- LOCATION
- Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 492
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Oak case with brass fittings and leather strap/ instrument inside is cast iron with a glass dial face
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Physics
- Category
- Thermal & thermal conductivity
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Bristol
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Connecticut
- City
- Waterbury
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
The Bristol Company of Canada Ltd.? -No great significance - Function
-
For measuring high temperatures especially by the observation of colour produced by a substance upon heating or by thermo-electric means. - Technical
-
In 1904, Professor Bristol invented the first practical pyrometer for measuring high temperatures. This created another new industry and led to the formation of the William H. Bristol Pyrometer Company in New York City. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- From CA of 11/19/2001 by David Daley: No - Complete
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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Bristol Electric Co., Pyrometer, after 1901, Artifact no. 1969.0141, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1969.0141.001/
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