Humidograph with Key

ManufacturerManufactured by The Bristol Company American

RetailerSold by Eimer & Amend American

Date1930s

MediumSteel, brass, glass, and possibly horsehair internally

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 6 1/16 x 6 1/8 x 4 1/16in. (15.4 x 15.6 x 10.3cm)

ClassificationsInstruments

Credit LineGift of the Lutz Children's Museum

Object number2005.148.4a,b

MarkingsA black and silver metal plate affixed to the back reads, "THE BRISTOL COMPANY/ WATERBURY, CONN., U.S.A./ MODEL 4044 CHART 4043/ SERIAL 125131".

A sticker affixed the the center of the back is gold with black lettering. It reads, "EIMER & AMEND/ MODERN LABORATORY APPLIANCES/ CHEMICALS & DRUGS/ NEW YORK, N.Y."Inscribed"201181" is scratched into the back of the top, near the handle.

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