000-100-102-721-C
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Hydrometer
A hydrometer is used to measure the density of a liquid and thus its alcohol content for taxation purposes, at a given temperature. This early-20th-century Sikes hydrometer was sold by James Urquhart, a scientific instrument maker based in Dundee.
The brass hydrometer (pictured here in its box) is signed 'J. URQUHART BALTIC ST. DUNDEE'. The accessories include a set of nine weights (marked 10-90), a stem end cap, a wooden slide rule and a thermometer signed 'W. REEVES & CO, 26 MINORIES LONDON'.
The Sikes hydrometer is named after its designer Bartholomew Sikes (1731-1803). Sikes won a competition held to find the best hydrometer design.
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| Online ID: |
000-100-102-721-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland T.1972.5 |
| Date: |
Early 20th century
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| Material: |
Brass, wood slide rule / red fabric-lined box. Inscription: J. URQUHART BALTIC ST. DUNDEE; 48618; W. REEVES & Co. 26 MINORIES LONDON; W. REEVES & CO. 26 MINORIES LONDON; 19703
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| Dimensions: |
100 mm x 125 mm x 15 mm
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| What: |
Hydrometer, Sikes / box
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| Subject: |
22. PHYSICS, Hydrostatics (Departmental Classification)
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| Who: |
J. Urquhart, Baltic Street, Dundee, Scotland (Maker)
Sikes (Eponym)
W. Reeves and Co. (Inscribed on the hydrometer)
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| Where: |
England, London (26 Minories)
Scotland, Angus, Dundee
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| Description: |
Sikes hydrometer in a red fabric-lined box, signed by James Urquhart, Dundee, early 20th century
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