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An ice fishing tip-up is a spool of fishing line on a stick holding a baited line suspended through a hole in the ice. When a fish takes the bait —usually a minnow...
The McLeod Gauge isolates a known volume of vacuum and compresses it to multiply the height variation of the liquid column and can measure vacuums as high as 10-6 ...
Just like visible light and infrared light, ultraviolet light is electromagnetic radiation and lies on the spectrum between violet light and X-rays. While ultraviolet...
Mercury displacement relays use mercury as a contact material instead of metal contacts. Because the mercury is liquid, mercury displacement relays can cycle faster and...
In England, around 1940, mercury was added to golf ball cores in an attempt to develop a golf ball that would travel longer distances.
Somewhat rare today, this stoneware jug was used from the mid 1800’s as a means to purchase mercury that was sold in apothecary shops. This 10 lb. jug of mercury...
Loncraine Broxton & Partners, Ltd. Made In England (1978) “Mercury and Mazes have held a mystical significance and fascination for mankind since prehistoric...
Mercury tilt switches consist of one or more sets of electrical contacts in a sealed glass bulb which contains a bead of mercury. Gravity constantly pulls the drop ...
Model 20 “Pike” The Mercoy Tackle Company in Detroit Michigan manufactured these lures in the 1940’s. The photo above on the right ...
Manufactured by Morris & Lee - Buffalo, NY “This tube, which contains a quantity of mercury and chips of colored glass, is highly...


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