Accession No

5244.259

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

133mm (height), 45mm (diameter)

Special Collection

Howard Glassware Collection

Provenance

Donated by private individuals in 1998.

Inscription

"D & M" and "4" moulded on the base of the bottle.

Description Notes

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

Dark amber mostly opaque Winchester bottle with a glass stopper. Both the inside bottle neck and stopper are frosted from wear. Bottom of the bottle has "D & M" moulded along with the number "4".

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