Abstract: An instrument for measuring the consistency of high-consistency materials such as heavy liquids, semi-liquids, and semi-pastes which comprises a tube section flared at the bottom which is immersed vertically into a volume of the material until it has been completely covered and the inside completely filled. The tube is then withdrawn slowly and the amount of the material retained on the entire surface of the tube at the end of the drip cycle following its withdrawal is a measure of its consistency and this is weighed by means of a scale attached to the tube by a bale type handle on the tube, the latter also facilitating immersion of the tube.