Accession No

5244.188

Brief Description

conical filtering 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

110mm (height), 55mm (diameter at base)

Special Collection

Howard Glassware Collection

Provenance

Donated by private individuals in 1998.

Inscription

Description Notes

Conical filtering flask, from the Howard Glassware Collection, believed to have been used to distill perfume oil, 1950s. Conical flask with an arm where the base meets the neck. Flask type can also be known as: Büchner flask, vacuum flask, suction flask, side-arm flask, or Bunsen flask. Pieces of newspaper and dirt in the bottom.

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