Accession No

5244.216

Brief Description

Winchester bottle, 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 (height), 55mm (diameter)

Special Collection

Howard Glassware Collection

Provenance

Donated by private individuals in 1998.

Inscription

Description Notes

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

Dark amber mostly opaque cylindrical Winchester bottle with a glass stopper. The stopper has a rectangular cuboid on top to aid with gripping and lifting. A mystery material is stuck to the bottom of the outside of the bottle. The inner neck and stopper has become frosted from wear.

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