Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2007.22.041
Accession#:
2007.22
Credit Line:
Transferred from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
Object Name:
Dish, Evaporating
Title:
Silver Hot Plate
Year Range from:
1950
Year Range to:
1994
Description:
Hot Plate
Small, thin, square piece of silver. Discoloration in the upper left corner (front) and on back of top.
Used to test materials.
Small, thin, square piece of silver. Discoloration in the upper left corner (front) and on back of top.
Used to test materials.
Notes:
Made from silver. Silver had certain properties which made it good for testing certain minerals. It was placed on a Bunsen burner and then a sample would be placed on top of it to heat the sample.
Search Terms:
Assaying
Mining
JMIC
T&E
Mining
JMIC
T&E
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2007.22.041
2007.22.041