Closed Tester

Object/Artifact

Museum Of American Heritage

Name/Title

Closed Tester

Entry/Object ID

1000.2171.189

Description

Tester, Closed

Collection

Jim Adams

Made/Created

Manufacturer

C.J. Tagliabue Mfg. Co.

Notes

where made: Brooklyn, NY model name: "Tag" Closed Tester serial number: 959

General Notes

Note

Tag closed-cup tester measures the flash point, the lowest temperature at which vapors of a sample ignite upon the application of an ignition source. Patented Aug. 17,1917- Aug.19, 1918. Original wood case. Includes 2 thermometers.