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condenser
condenser

condenser

Object NameLiebig Condenser
Manufacturer Quickfit and Quartz Limited
Made FromGlass
Date1880-1980
Place MadeEngland
TechniqueFlameworked
SizeOverall H: 34.4 cm, Diam (max): 8.3 cm
Accession Number2016.8.163
Credit LineGift of The Science Museum, London
Not On View
Physical DescriptionLiebig Condenser. Colorless glass; flameworked. Condenser consisting of short tube with angled opening and matte stopper-style finish on bottom portion. Short tube opens into similarly-sized inner tube, which opens again into cylindrical neck, which tapers in and then extends into cylindrical opening with rounded rim. Inner tube surrounded by wider cylindrical tube with bulbous shoulders. Two tubes attached to outer wall: one near base and one near top, which bends in and slightly downward.
Provenance
Source Science Museum - 2016-10-12
deaccessioned from the London Science Museum (LSM) collections or released from their holdings of exhibition or education collections
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