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INSTRUMENTS THAT MEASURE PERMEABILITY OF SUBSTANCES, NAMELY, UNITS COMPOSED OF MANOMETERS AND ELECTRONIC SENSORS THAT MEASURE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE TO EVALUATE AIR FLOW, COOLNESS, WARMTH, PENETRATION OF COATINGS, RETENTION OF ADDITIVES, FILTER ABILITY, WATER RESISTANCE, AND DENSENESS AFTER USE OF SAMPLES, INCLUDING, TEXTILES, NONWOVENS, FILTERS, FIBROUS MATERIALS, GEOFABRICS, PAPER, SLINTERED METALS, WIRE CLOTH, ARCHITECTURAL MATERIALS, PLASTIC FILMS, POROUS MATERIALS, CLOTHING, BREATHING MASKS, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, AUTOMOTIVE MATERIALS, RUBBER, LEATHER, LAMINATES, AEROSPACE PRODUCTS, PARACHUTES, AND AIR BAGS. INSTRUMENTS THAT MEASURE THE ABRASION RESISTANCE OF SUBSTANCES, NAMELY UNITS COMPOSED OF AN ABRADANT HOLDER AND SAMPLE HOLDER THAT CONTACT EACH OTHER TO PROVIDE MEASURABLE AMOUNTS OF WEAR, QUALITY OF FIBER, QUALITY OF YARN, FABRIC CONSTRUCTION, FABRIC BLEND, PILLING TENDENCIES, FINISHING TREATMENT, SCRUBBING ACTIONS DUE TO WASHING AND DETERGENTS, AND CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF MATERIALS, INCLUDING, WOVEN TEXTILES, CARPET, KNITTED TEXTILES, NONWOVEN FABRICS, NARROW FABRICS, WEBBING, YARN, FELT, PLASTIC FILM, PAPER, RUBBER, PLASTICS, FUR, LEATHER, LAMINATES, MASTICTILE, WOOD, PAINTS, CERAMICS, TILE, VINYL, ARCHITECTURAL MATERIALS, AUTOMOTIVE MATERIALS, STONE, METALS, CONCRETE, SAND PAPER, EMERY PAPER AND FLOOR SCRUBBING PADS. INSTRUMENTS THAT MEASURE THE COMPRESSIBILITY AND THICKNESS OF SUBSTANCES, NAMELY, UNITS COMPOSED OF ANALOG AND DIGITAL GAUGES THAT PERMIT MEASUREMENT UNDER BOTH INCREASING AND DECREASING LOADS TO EVALUATE COMPRESSIONAL RESILIENCE, TENDENCY TO MAT UNDER COMPRESSION, ABILITY TO RECOVER WHEN COMPRESSED, THICKNESS, SOFTNESS, FEEL, HARDNESS, AND WARMTH OF SUBSTANCES INCLUDING, TEXTILES, FELT, NONWOVENS, WOVEN AND KNITTED CLOTHS, RUGS, ARCHITECTURAL MATERIALS, AUTOMOTIVE MATERIALS, PAPER, COATED MATERIALS, FOAM, CARPET, RUBBER, SPONGES, BLANKETS, PILE AND NAPPED CLOTHS, NARROW CLOTHS, WEBBINGS, TAPES, RIBBONS, BRAIDS, COATED CLOTHS, FILMS AND GLASS CLOTHS, PLASTICS, AND AEROSPACE MATERIALS. INSTRUMENTS THAT MEASURE THE SIZE AND SQUARENESS OF RECTILINEAR OBJECTS, NAMELY, UNITS COMPOSED OF ANALOG AND DIGITAL GAUGES THAT EVALUATE THE ABILITY OF OBJECTS INCLUDING ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS TO RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL DIMENSIONS FOLLOWING EXPOSURE TO VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS APPLIED TO SUCH OBJECTS. INSTRUMENTS THAT MEASURE THE INDENTATION RESISTANCE OF SUBSTANCES, NAMELY, UNITS COMPOSED OF ANALOG AND DIGITAL GAUGES THAT EVALUATE THE ABILITY OF SUBSTANCES TO RESIST INDENTATION BY APPLIED FORCES ON SUCH SUBSTANCES INCLUDING ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS, FLOOR TILES, VINYL SHEET GOODS, WOOD, RUBBER, LAMINATES, PLASTICS, STONE, CONCRETE, AND METALS. INSTRUMENTS THAT MEASURE THE FRICTION BETWEEN ADJACENT SUBSTANCES, NAMELY, UNITS COMPOSED OF ANALOG AND DIGITAL GAUGES AND A SURFACE AND A SAMPLE SUBSTANCE HOLDER WHICH EVALUATE THE RELATIVE SLIPPERINESS BETWEEN SUBSTANCES, INCLUDING ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS, AUTOMOTIVE MATERIALS, FLOOR SURFACES, NON-SLIP FLOOR SURFACES, WALL SURFACES, TILE, PAINT, WOOD, PLASTIC, LAMINATES, STONE, CONCRETE, METAL, WOOD, RUBBER, AND AEROSPACE MATERIALS. INSTRUMENTS THAT MEASURE THE ABILITY OF SUBSTANCES TO STRETCH, NAMELY, UNITS COMPOSED OF A SAMPLE SUBSTANCE HOLDER AND STRETCHING APPARATUS WITH ANALOG AND DIGITAL GAUGES WHICH EVALUATE THE STRETCHABILITY, TENSION RESISTANCE, PLASTICITY, AND ELASTICITY OF SUBSTANCES INCLUDING STRETCHABLE MATERIALS, TEXTILES, FELT, NON WOVENS, WOVEN AND KNITTED CLOTHS, RUGS, ARCHITECTURAL MATERIALS, AUTOMOTIVE MATERIALS, PAPER, COATED MATERIALS, FOAM, CARPET, RUBBER, SPONGES, BLANKETS, PILE AND NAPPED CLOTHS, NARROW CLOTHS, WEBBINGS, TAPES, RIBBONS, BRAIDS, COATED CLOTHS, FILMS AND GLASS CLOTHS, PLASTICS, AND AEROSPACE MATERIALS. INSTRUMENTS THAT MEASURE THE DIMENSIONS AND DISTANCES OF AND AMONG OBJECTS, NAMELY, UNITS COMPOSED OF DISTANCE MEASURING SYSTEMS AND ELECTRONICS WHICH MEASURE THE DISTANCES BETWEEN OBJECTS, AND THE DIMENSIONS OF OBJECTS. INSTRUMENTS THAT MEASURE THE MASS AND DENSITY OF SUBSTANCES, NAMELY, UNITS COMPOSED OF DENSITY TESTERS, ANALYTICAL SCALES, BALANCES, AND ELECTRONIC MASS COMPARATORS. INSTRUMENTS THAT MEASURE THE TEAR RESISTANCE OF SUBSTANCES, NAMELY, UNITS COMPOSED OF A SAMPLE SUBSTANCE HOLDER AND TENSION APPARATUS WITH ANALOG AND DIGITAL GAUGES WHICH EVALUATE THE TEAR RESISTANCE OF SUBSTANCES INCLUDING TEXTILES, FELT, NON WOVENS, WOVEN AND KNITTED CLOTHS, RUGS, ARCHITECTURAL MATERIALS, AUTOMOTIVE MATERIALS, PAPER, COATED MATERIALS, FOAM, CARPET, YARN, ROPE, STRING, RUBBER, SPONGES, BLANKETS, PILE AND NAPPED CLOTHS, NARROW CLOTHS, WEBBINGS, TAPES, RIBBONS, BRAIDS, COATED CLOTHS, FILMS AND GLASS CLOTHS, PLASTICS, GLASS FIBERS, AND AEROSPACE MATERIALS, INSTRUMENTS THAT MEASURE THE SMOOTHNESS OF SUBSTANCES, NAMELY, UNITS COMPOSED OF A SAMPLE SUBSTANCE HOLDER AND SMOOTHNESS INDICATOR WITH ANALOG AND DIGITAL GAUGES WHICH EVALUATE THE SMOOTHNESS OF SUBSTANCES INCLUDING YARN, STRING, ARCHITECTURAL MATERIALS, AUTOMOTIVE MATERIALS, COATED MATERIALS, NARROW CLOTHS, WEBBINGS, TAPES, RIBBONS, PLASTIC AND GLASS FIBERS, AND AEROSPACE MATERIALS, INSTRUMENTS THAT MEASURE THE BURST STRENGTH OF SUBSTANCES, NAMELY, UNITS COMPOSED OF A SAMPLE SUBSTANCE HOLDER AND AIR BURST APPLICATOR WITH ANALOG AND DIGITAL GAUGES WHICH EVALUATE THE BURST RESISTANCE OF SUBSTANCES INCLUDING ARCHITECTURAL MATERIALS, AUTOMOTIVE MATERIALS, PAPER, COATED MATERIALS, RUBBER, TAPES, COATED CLOTHS, FILMS AND GLASS CLOTHS, PLASTICS, AND AEROSPACE MATERIALS. INSTRUMENTS THAT MEASURE THE STIFFNESS OF SUBSTANCES, NAMELY, UNITS COMPOSED OF A SAMPLE SUBSTANCE HOLDER AND BENDING APPARATUS WITH ANALOG AND DIGITAL GAUGES WHICH EVALUATE THE STIFFNESS OF SUBSTANCES INCLUDING ARCHITECTURAL MATERIALS, AUTOMOTIVE MATERIALS, PAPER, CARDBOARD, COATED MATERIALS, RUBBER, FILMS AND GLASS CLOTHS, PLASTIC AND GLASS FIBERS, PLASTICS, AND AEROSPACE MATERIALS. INSTRUMENTS THAT MEASURE THE SAG, SLUMP, SHRINKAGE, FLOW, AND EXTRUDABILITY OF SUBSTANCES, NAMELY, UNITS COMPOSED OF GRADUATED GAUGES WHICH EVALUATE STABILITY, SHRINKAGE, TENACITY, BOND, SLUMP, STAIN, TACK-FREE TIME, EXTRUDABILITY, AND COLOR OF SUBSTANCES INCLUDING CAULKING, PAINT, VARNISH, LACQUER, RESIN, AND GLUE