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Collection Reference Number GLC08993.02
From Archive Folder Collection of two documents related to Dycas's Hydrometer 
Title Description of the scale of accompanying dais's hydrometer
Date 1790
Document Type Broadside
Content Description Explains how to use and read Dycas's Hydrometer, a device invented to determine the strength of alcoholic beverages, so that the proper tax could be applied.
Subjects American Statesmen  Commerce  Taxes or Taxation  Alcohol  Science and Technology  Government and Civics  Merchants and Trade  
Theme Merchants & Commerce; Science, Technology, Invention; Government & Politics
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859