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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%'>Dear listserv,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%'>I am interested in knowing if anyone has recently bought hydrometers with this description:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%'>Hydrometer, <b>5” long</b>, 60-90% Ethanol @ 70 degree F in 1 degree Divisions, approximately $39 each.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%'>3 years ago, we purchased a dozen of these hydrometers for use in our alcohol collection in the Division of Fishes at the Smithsonian Institution. We have been unable to locate the same hydrometers. We purchased these from Thermo Instruments, Inc. from Yaphank, NY and they are no longer in business and/or were bought up by FisherSci. FisherSci has hydrometers but not 5” in size. Carolina Biological does not have the 5” size either.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%'>Does anyone use this 5” size hydrometer and if so, have you had recent luck in locating a vendor? Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%'>Kris Murphy, Museum Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%'>Smithsonian Institution, Museum Support Center, Division of Fishes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%'>4210 Silver Hill Road<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%'>Suitland, MD 20746<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%'>murphyk@si.edu</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>