Hydrometer, Sikes

Description

Sikes hydrometer, gilded brass, with ten weights (one missing) and thermometer (missing), in fitted plush-lined wooden box, signed and made by Robert Brettell Bate of London, c.1830

Museum reference

T.1987.X.52

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Hydrometer, Sikes

Production information

Bate, Robert Brettell, 1782 - 1847
London, England, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1830

Materials

Brass gilt, Wood

Physical description

Gilded hydrometer / plush-lined box

Associations

Designer: Sikes, Bartholomew, 1802 (fl.) - 1803 (d.)