Accession No

5244.294

Brief Description

graduated cylinder, 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

74mm (height), 35mm (diameter)

Special Collection

Howard Glassware Collection

Provenance

Donated by private individuals in 1998.

Inscription

Liquid level markings on the side of the cylinder with numbers 1-8, skipping 3, 5, & 7. Illegible text also present, possibly indicating units of measurement.

Description Notes

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

Glass graduated cylinder with a slightly tapered bottom end attached to a deep, thick base. The sides are marked with graduations marked 1-8, skipping the numbers 3, 5, and 7. Some illegible text is also with them, possibly indicating the units of measurements.

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