Accession No

5244.73

Brief Description

Phoenix filter funnel, by The British Heat Resisting Glass Company Ltd. from the Howard Glassware Collection, believed to have been used to distill perfume oil, 1950s

Origin

England; Bilston

Maker

The British Heat Resisting Glass Company Ltd.

Class

chemistry; laboratory apparatus

Earliest Date

1950

Latest Date

1959

Inscription Date

Material

glass

Dimensions

75mm (max diameter), 175mm (height)

Special Collection

Howard Glassware Collection

Provenance

Donated by private individuals in 1998.

Inscription

Phoenix 60

Description Notes

Filter funnel, from the Howard Glassware Collection, believed to have been used to distill perfume oil, 1950s.

Thick, round funnel with a long tube with a slanted bottom underneath.

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