Accession No

5244.205

Brief Description

gas-discharge lamp or flashtube, 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

130mm (width), 20mm (max depth), 15mm (height)

Special Collection

Howard Glassware Collection

Provenance

Donated by private individuals in 1998.

Inscription

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Description Notes

Gas-discharge lamp or flashtube, from the Howard Glassware Collection, believed to have been used to distill perfume oil, 1950s.

Glass tube, straight at the ends with a twist in the centre, with metal electrodes at both ends. One end has a silver-coloured metal part that unscrews, the other end has a red plastic part that unscrews.

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