Hygrometer

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OBJECT TYPE: ANALOG
DATE: 1945–1990
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0173.001

MANUFACTURER: Abbeon Cal Inc.
MODEL: AB167B
LOCATION: Federal Republic of Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS CASING/ METAL PARTS/ GLASS DIAL COVER/ THREAD?

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 38.6 cm
Width: 15.0 cm
Height: 3.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Metrology
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Abbeon
Country: Federal Republic of Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED IN MUSEUM ARTIFACT CONSERVATION LABORATORY OF CCI IN WHICH ENVIRONMENT & DETERIORATION RESEARCH WAS CARRIED OUT, IN SUCH AREAS AS EFFECTS OF LIGHTING, TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY ETC., METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION & PACKING OF ARTIFACTS, & MATERIALS SUCH AS VARNISHES, RESINS & ADHESIVES.
Function: INSTRUMENT FOR DETERMINING ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF ANALOG HYGROMETER WHICH DIFFERS FROM MODEL AB-167 SHOWN ON ABBEON WEB SITE IN THAT IT HAS ATTACHED LONG BRASS TUBE CONTAINING HYGROSCOPIC MATERIAL.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: WHITE LETTERING ON DIAL READS "ABBEON/ CERTIFIED HYGROMETER/ MODEL AB167 B/ usable in temperatures up to 230 [DEGREES] F/ ABBEON CAL. INC./ 123 Gray Avenue/ Santa Barbara, Calif. 93101/ MADE IN WEST GERMANY"/ WHITE SCALE FOR 0 TO 100 MARKED "0/0 relative humidity"/ HAND INCISED LETTERING READING "87981-H"
Missing: UNKNOWN
Finish: GLOSSY BRASS COLOURED EXTERIOR/ BLACK DIAL/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS/ WHITE & RED INDICATOR NEEDLE
Decoration: N/A

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Abbeon Cal Inc., Hygrometer, between 1945–1990, Artifact no. 2003.0173, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2003.0173.001/

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