Accession No

5244.106

Brief Description

graduated cylinder, 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

18mm (diameter), 480mm (height)

Special Collection

Howard Glassware Collection

Provenance

Donated by private individuals in 1998.

Inscription

f3

Description Notes

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

Small graduated cylinder with lipped rim. Under 'm', graduated markings 10-60 in increments of 10. To the left is marked 1/2 and 1 under 'f3'. The cylinder contains a small scrap of historic newspaper with no helpful information.

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