Accession No

5244.189

Brief Description

Pyrex stoppered conical flask, by James A. Jobling and Company, from the Howard Glassware Collection, believed to have been used to distill perfume oil, English, 1950s

Origin

England; Sunderland; Trimdon Street; Wear Glass Works

Maker

James A. Jobling and Company

Class

chemistry; laboratory apparatus

Earliest Date

1950

Latest Date

1959

Inscription Date

Material

glass

Dimensions

85mm (diameter), 195mm (height, with stopper)

Special Collection

Howard Glassware Collection

Provenance

Donated by private individuals in 1998.

Inscription

"PYREX
JP
350
JP
MADE IN ENGLAND" [neck of flask]

"3" [neck of flask]

"59" [body of flask]

Description Notes

Stoppered conical flask, from the Howard Glassware Collection, believed to have been used to distill perfume oil, 1950s.

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