{"product_id":"early-1800s-sikes-hydrometer-in-wooden-and-bone-case","title":"Early 1800s Sikes’ Hydrometer in Wooden and Bone Case","description":"\u003cp\u003eEarly 1800s Sikes hydrometer for measuring the alcoholic proof of spirits. It is in its original wooden, velvet- and silk-lined box with a gorgeous bone plaque on the exterior featuring hand-stamped details of the noted makers and mention of the 1816 Act of Parliament: “Sikes’s hydrometer made by Dring \u0026amp; Fage of No 20 Tooley St London and established by Act of Parliament throughout the United Kingdom”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe interior includes the hydrometer and weights, all with serial number ‘1673’, and a thermometer. The latter is on a bone base and stamped with the makers J Long of Tower St London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome of the weighted measures are missing but otherwise this is in truly excellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rare, early 1800s (c. 1816-1840) example of this precision scientific instrument.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLength of box approximately 20 cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chloe's Curiosities","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63796583924089,"sku":null,"price":152.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0956\/3750\/4377\/files\/26FAA9CA-AC07-4534-978D-BB1E08A21265.jpg?v=1781796150","url":"https:\/\/curiouschloe.com\/products\/early-1800s-sikes-hydrometer-in-wooden-and-bone-case","provider":"Chloe's Curiosities","version":"1.0","type":"link"}