Accession No

5244.183

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

147mm (length), 40mm (diameter including lip)

Special Collection

Howard Glassware Collection

Provenance

Donated by private individuals in 1998.

Inscription

"CC" on outside near rim.
Marking from 10-100 in intervals of 10, missing 80 and 90.

Description Notes

Test tube, from the Howard Glassware Collection, believed to have been used to distill perfume oil, 1950s. Opening of test tube has a lip to aid with liquid pouring. Markings from 10-100 are found on the outside in intervals of ten, skipping 80 and 90. Above the 100 line is "CC" marked.

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