Accession No

5244.280

Brief Description

surface tension set, from the Howard Glassware Collection, believed to have been used to distill perfume oil, 1950s

Origin

Maker

Class

chemistry; laboratory apparatus

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1938

Inscription Date

Material

glass; paper (newsprint, paper); metal

Dimensions

83mm (length), 20mm (height), 38mm (width)

Special Collection

Howard Glassware Collection

Provenance

Donated by private individuals in 1998.

Inscription

"Surface Tension Set" written on lid.

Description Notes

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

A small glass instrument in a rusted tin. The lid of the tin has "Surface Tension Set" written in pen on a piece of paper which is stuck to the lid. The underside of the tin has a sunken in area which is ribbed. The left side has a hole in it. The instrument is wrapped in newspaper and the inside of the tin is wrapped in paper. The instrument is a thin glass tube with a small bulbous piece. Running out from one side is a very thin additional glass tube.

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