Accession No

5244.100

Brief Description

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

Origin

Maker

Class

chemistry; laboratory apparatus

Earliest Date

1950

Latest Date

1959

Inscription Date

Material

glass

Dimensions

135mm (length), 55mm (maximum diameter)

Special Collection

Howard Glassware Collection

Provenance

Donated by private individuals in 1998.

Inscription

Neck is marked with two lines, "50" and "55". Between them is "CC" with "15°C".

Description Notes

Glass Florence flask, from the Howard Glassware Collection, believed to have been used to distill perfume oil, 1950s. On then neck of the glass is "50" and "55" marked with a full circumference line. Between them is "CC" and "15°C", with "CC" likely standing for the volume of liquid.

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