Accession No

5987

Brief Description

laboratory stand with cast metal hairy feet; 1/2 20th century

Origin

Maker

Class

chemistry

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1940

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass); wood

Dimensions

height 210mm; depth 115mm; width 105mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated on or before 26/11/2003. The donor rescued the stand from a skip outside a school in central London.

Inscription

IB

Description Notes

Cast metal laboratory stand with two silvered metal feet cast to look like hairy animal feet. The shaft of the stand is turned wood from which the varnish has flaked off. The brass hinged clamp is tightened with a knurled screw.

Condition good/fair

(Named ‘Friedrich’ by museum staff)

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