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JOULES MECHANICAL EQUIVALENT of HEAT APPARATUS Calorimeter GAERTNER ANTIQUE

$ 184.8

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: moderate wear -- needs a little expertise to work -- missing a pulley or two and needs a weight // needs screws to fasten down the inner calorimeter lid (and two have broken off in the chamber holes) -- motor needs lubrication but seems to work -- for the most part seems quite functional--
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Maker: Wm. Gaertner
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days

    Description

    vintage Joule's Mechanical Equivalent of Heat Apparatus
    -- Rotary Vane Calorimeter with electric motor and counters -- likely dates to the 1920s period / possibly made by the Wm. Gaertner Scientific Co. -- includes a double wall brass inner chamber with weighted composite top lid and brass rotary vanes, with a wood base -- powered by a Merit 1/4 hp 115V DC Motor -- base measures 10 1/2 by 20 1/2 in. - the calorimeter measures 9 in. wide by 10 in . high --
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    moderate wear --  needs a little expertise to work --  missing a pulley or two and needs a weight // needs screws to fasten down the inner calorimeter lid (and two have broken off in the chamber holes) -- motor needs lubrication but seems to work -- for the most part seems quite functional
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