Vintage Bellingham & Stanley Abbe Refractometer – Case/Instructions/Accessories
£125
Very good vintage condition Abbe refractometer with case and accessories - excellent cosmetic example - untested.”
Circa
1950
Maker
Bellingham & Stanley
Country of manufacture
UK and Ireland
Description
Offered for sale is a vintage cased refractometer by Bellingham & Stanley dating to around the 1950s, or thereabouts. An Abbe refractometer is a scientific instrument that’s used to measure the refractive index of a liquid substance. The refractive index tells you how much light bends (or “refracts”) as it passes through that substance. This bending of light depends on the material’s density and composition.
This example is in great cosmetic condition and will provide an excellent display piece, or potentially usable subject to thorough inspection of the internal parts. As shown I have opened the part where liquid samples are introduced for measurement, although no testing has been carried out.
Comes with its own wooden box with lock & key and the following accessories:
– instructions
– thermometer
– spare glass element and adjusting key
– bottle of monobromonapthalene (high refractive index)
The item will be well packed for shipping.
Thanks for looking.
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Dealer information
Arcboutant Scientific
Arcboutant Scientific based in Glasgow Scotland, with an interest in scientific collectables dating back to 1988. Now making available carefully curated fine examples, principally of antique microscopes and associated scientific equipment by quality English and Continental makers, to collectors world-wide.
