Accession No

5244.80

Brief Description

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

Origin

Scotland(?)

Maker

Class

chemistry; laboratory apparatus

Earliest Date

1950

Latest Date

1959

Inscription Date

Material

glass

Dimensions

140mm (length) 30mm (diameter top of flask), 84mm (diameter bottom of flask)

Special Collection

Howard Glassware Collection

Provenance

Donated by private individuals in 1998.

Inscription

Faded an illegible maker's mark on stem of flask. "Scotland" can just about be seen.

Description Notes

Conical flask, from the Howard Glassware Collection, believed to have been used to distill perfume oil, 1950s. A faded and illegible maker's mark is found on the stem of the flas, with a heavily worn "scotland" beneath it.

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