Accession No

5244.251

Brief Description

boiling 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

180mm (height), 57mm (maximum diameter)

Special Collection

Howard Glassware Collection

Provenance

Donated by private individuals in 1998.

Inscription

Line on the neck partway up.
"100 CC" written on front of glass.

Description Notes

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

Boiling flask with a rounded bottom to allow it to sit upright unsupported. A line is found marked partway up the neck. May be a Florence or round bottomed flask. "100 CC" is written on the body of the flask.

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