Haemoglobinometer; 1900s; 1197

Haemoglobinometer, 1900s, 1197
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Motueka District Museum

Name/Title

Haemoglobinometer

About this object

Also known as a Sahli, after its inventor, this piece of equipment was used to test haemoglobin, or Hb, which carries oxygen around the body. A small amount of blood (from a pin-prick on the finger) was drawn up in the curved pipette, then moved by dropper into a tube holding 10ml of dilute hydrochloric acid. While water was added slowly it was carefully stirred with the glass rod, until a standard colour (in the window on the left) appeared. The level of Hb was found by measuring the amount of water used: high Hb needed more water to meet the standard, but low Hb (indicating anaemia) needed less

Date Made

1900s

Place Made

England

Medium and Materials

glass, metal

Named Collection

General Medical Collection

Object Type

Laboratory equipment

Object number

1197

Copyright Licence  

All rights reserved

samson machogu 16 Nov 2014 11:41 AM,UTC

i would like to know the applications of haemoglobinometer in life sciences.

Maphine Rop 10 Nov 2014 17:05 PM,UTC

I would like to know the uses and applications of the hemoglobinometer in applied and life sciences laboratory.

maringa jeremiah 07 Oct 2012 10:09 AM,UTC

could you please send me uses and application of haemoglobinometer

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