Record

Reference NumberMIMM/2020-1/1
TitleHydrometer
Date1875-1925
Creator NameM. Jordi & Co. Ltd, cork merchants, 1880
DescriptionWooden case decorated with label reporting maker and content details, fitted with locking hooks. The interior is lined with red silk and velvet, and contains an incomplete Sikes brass hydrometer and weights, with one weight missing. The set is missing its ivory-based thermometer.
Used by Dr MacDonald.
Extent11 parts (incomplete)
Dimensions200mm x 50mm x 90mm
Digital CollectionsView online in our digital collections
Credit LineRoyal College of Physicians of Ireland
Object NameHydrometer
TermWeights and Measures -- Instrumentation
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/6044M. Jordi & Co. Ltd; 1880-; cork merchants1880-
DS/UK/6043Sikes; Bartholomew (1731-1803); excise officer1731-1803
DS/UK/6046MacDonald; Dermot (1933-2018); obstetrician1933-2018
DS/UK/1802National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street; 1894-1894-
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