Precision Double-Hook Torsion Balance
Roller-Smith Co., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
about 1960
Hammertone gray enameled metal case, 3 adjusting screw feet, zero. adjust knob at back, enclosed sample and weight chambers in each side, capacity 500 mgr., serial no. 702541
Overall: 6 × 12 × 10 1/2 in. (15.2 × 30.5 × 26.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
2007.1.111
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Scientific Instrument
Research Area
Scientific Instrument
Scientific Instrument: Weights and Measures
Not on view
Published References
www.humboldt.edu/~scimus/HSC.54-70/Descriptions/BalRoller.htm (1/08), includes scanned operating instructions.
Provenance
Department of Biological Sciences, Gilman Hall, Room 111, Dartmouth College; transferred into the Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, January 2008.
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