Accession No

5244.172

Brief Description

test tube, 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

112mm (length), 28mm (diameter)

Special Collection

Howard Glassware Collection

Provenance

Donated by private individuals in 1998.

Inscription

Description Notes

Test tube, from the Howard Glassware Collection, believed to have been used to distill perfume oil, 1950s. Bottom quarter of the test tube tapers inwards, possibly a centrifuge tube.

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