Raber Cleveland Antiques 9.23.26
Lot 359:
Description
A set of six industrial scientific testing sieves and one receiving pan designed for stackable particle size analysis. Each sieve features a brass frame with a wire mesh screen. The collection includes various mesh sizes produced by W.S. Tyler, Incorporated and its subsidiaries. The top sieve in the stack bears an adhesive black and gold label reading U.S.A. STANDARD TESTING SIEVE, A.S.T.M. E-11 SPECIFICATION, OPENING IN MM. 63, NO. 230, OPENING IN INCHES.0025, TYLER EQUIVALENT 250 MESH, W.S. TYLER, INCORPORATED, A SUBSIDIARY OF COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, INC., SCREENING DIVISION, MENTOR, OHIO 44060 U.S.A. Below this is a sieve with a blue and silver metal identification plate marked MADE IN MEXICO and reading U.S.A. STANDARD TESTING SIEVE, A.S.T.M. E-11 SPECIFICATION, MICROMETER 45, NO. 325, INCHES.0017, TYLER EQUIVALENT 325 MESH, CE TYLER INCORPORATED, COMBUSTION ENGINEERING. The third sieve features a dark, heavily worn label reading TYLER STANDARD SCREEN SCALE TESTING SIEVE, OPENING IN INCHES.0058, CE TYLER, MESHES TO THE INCH 100, U.S.A. SERIES EQUIVALENT 100, W.S. TYLER, INCORPORATED, A SUBSIDIARY OF COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, INC., SCREENING DIVISION, MENTOR, OHIO 44060 U.S.A. A fourth sieve carries a small silver label partially reading THE TYLER STANDARD, OPENING.0164, MESHES 35, THE W.S. TYLER COMPANY. A fifth sieve in the stack displays a similar silver label that is largely illegible. The bottom sieve features a worn gold-tone label with significant losses reading THE TYLER STANDARD SCREEN SCALE TESTING SIEVE, OPENING.093 IN., 2.362 MM., TYLER, MESHES TO THE INCH 8, THE W.S. TYLER COMPANY, CLEVELAND 14, OHIO, U.S.A. The receiving pan at the base of the stack is unlabeled.
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