Accession No

2268

Brief Description

apparatus to demonstrate the porosity of leather to mercury, by Newman, 19th C

Origin

London; England

Maker

Newman

Class

physics

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

wood (boxwood); glass; metal (brass); hide (leather)

Dimensions

base diameter 163mm; height 685mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Harriet Wynter, London, England, 9/1976

Inscription

Description Notes

Turned boxwood circular base on which is mounted a glass cylinder with brass ferrules. The upper ferrules carries a suede disc and a brass funnel can be screwed onto the top of the ferrule to keep the mercury contained in a cup.

Condition good (brass very tarnished); complete.

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