Accession No

5244.102

Brief Description

round bottom 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

125mm (height, including stopper), 40mm (maximum circumference)

Special Collection

Howard Glassware Collection

Provenance

Donated by private individuals in 1998.

Inscription

Maker's name and other markings are found near top of neck

Description Notes

Glass round bottom or Florence flask, from the Howard Glassware Collection, believed to have been used to distill perfume oil, 1950s. Near the top of the flask neck is the maker's name along with a full circumference line with "20°C" above it. Below the line is the letter "A". A glass stopper fits in the top of the neck.

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