condenser

Object NameLiebig Condenser

Manufacturer Quickfit and Quartz Limited

Made FromGlass

Date1880-1980

TechniqueFlameworked

SizeOverall H: 34.4 cm, Diam (max): 8.3 cm

Accession Number2016.8.163

Credit LineGift of The Science Museum, London

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Place Made

England

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.
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