Dornic acidimeter dating of 1924 including a small glass ball (missing), an acidimeter column, an air filter, a bottle of soda, a bottle of alcohol (missing) and a pipette, all installed on a wall support.

Photographer: Louise Leblanc

A real laboratory

This section looks like a laboratory. You can find a Dornic acidimeter for measuring the acidity level in the milk, and a Badcock centrifuge to measure the fat content.

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Badcock (centrifuge) and its six graduated bottles.

Dating 1900, this centrifuge is operated with a handle that allows the instrument to reach a speed of 80 revolutions per minute. Its inside support can hold eight measuring neck tubes.

Photographer: Louise Leblanc

Farmers be aware! If you get paid by the weight and are tempted to add water to your milk to make it heavier! Since 1924, the centrifuge detects this manoeuvre. Other measuring equipment can also test the condition of the cheese during various steps of its fabrication.

Let’s now move to the following room called the “anteroom”. As you go along, take a look at the different diplomas received by the members of the Perron family.

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