002.400.Idrija

Idrija Mercury Heritage Management Center, Bazoviška 2, SI-5280 Idrija

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Republic of Slovenia

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Daily life

The alcohol-meter is a fused tube which consists of three parts. The upper part is in the form of a narrow pipette, which also has a measuring scale. The middle part is evenly wide and oblong. A measuring scale from 10 to 40 is positioned in the middle part. The lowest and smallest part is ovoid and filled with mercury. The transitions between individual parts are narrow.

Length 36 cm, diameter 1.5 cm.

Glass, mercury, metal.

Creation time is unknown.

Manufacturer information is not known.

The alcohol-meter is a device for measuring the amount of alcohol in water solutions. The solution is poured into a specially adapted cylinder and then the measuring device is lowered into the fluid. The market value of several liquids (e.g. sugar solution, sulfuric acid, alcohol or wine) is directly related to the water share in the solution, therefore, alcohol-meters are often used in practice.

The alcohol meter is being preserved, secured and presented as important mining heritage of Idrija with exceptional universal values. It is a part of the CUDHg Smelting Collection. Visitors can view it within the permanent museum display “From Ore to Mercury Drops” in the Hg Smelting Plant, which represents the characteristics and the versatile use of mercury in science, technology, medicine, culture and every day life. Within the exhibition the object is placed in the density segment and it represents the usefulness of mercury for technical devices.

CUDHg Idrija, Bazoviška 2, SI-5280 Idrija.

Hg Smelting Plant (From Ore to Mercury Drops), Arkova 50, SI-5280 Idrija

The alcohol meter is well preserved. Additional interventions are not necessary. Security of the premise is taken care off.

good

Regular seasonal maintenance.

- CUDHg Inventory Book.

Mestni muzej Idrija

Miha Kosmač

17. 3. 2018

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