Accession No

5244.195

Brief Description

Pyrex boiling 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

105mm (diameter), 310mm (height)

Special Collection

Howard Glassware Collection

Provenance

Donated by private individuals in 1998.

Inscription

"PYREX
JP
500
JP
MADE IN ENGLAND" [top of neck]

Description Notes

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

May be a Florence or Kjeldahl flask.

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