Sikes Documentation

Sikes Hydrometers came with standard documentation for their use. Many came with the actual Sikes Hydrometer Act in writing, others simply came with usage guide. The first section (and largest) of the scanned documentation came from an original Dring & Fage Sikes User Manual, printed in 1855, from the personal collection of J.S. Donovan. The guide is hardcover, and is in excellent condition for it's age. Note that the strength tables in the documentation are complete tables for temperatures of 30 Degrees F to 80 Degrees F. However, only 4 temperature tables are shown here (for sake of disk space), and the rest are on file. Should you like to see more of the tables, use the Request Info page to contact J.S. Donovan. Click on any small image to see a large, full detail image. The Sykes Hydrometer Act: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Instruction for Using The Sykes Hydrometer and Supplied Tables: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Strength Tables Samples: (30, 51, 60 and 80 degrees F) The temperature tables shown were strategically picked, and are: 30 Degrees F. The first temperature in the strength tables. 51 Degrees F. The calibration temp for the Sikes Hydrometer. 60 Degrees F. The calibration temp for most current day hydrometers. 80 Degrees F. The final temperature in the strength tables. Title 30 F 30 F 51 F 51 F 60 F 60 F 80 F 80 F Hard-Cover of Manual This next section is from another original Dring & Fage Manual, printed in 1905, from the personal collection of J.S. Donovan. A few of the unique pages were scanned from this document for presentation on this website. The manual is in excellent condition. Manual #2, from Dring & Fage, 1905: 1 2 3 4 Hard-Cover of Manual Documentation for Slide Rule usage: (Scans courtesy of Jerry Valdes) Comparative Page 1 Comparative Page 2 Comparative Page 3 Proof Page 1 Back to Index