Date unknown / Manufactured by Elliott Brothers Co. / London (England) / Brass, steel, wooden base / Formerly a collection of the Department of Material Engineering, the University of Tokyo / UMUT

Instrument for testing the strength of materials. Various types of such instruments have been known as a basis for each field of engineering, including architecture, civil engineering and mechanical engineering. This machine is for tensile tests, and comprises spring scales as a measuring device and a scissor jack as a burdening device, thus subjecting the tested material to a relatively heavy load.

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