scientific instrument
Object NameDistillation Apparatus
Made FromGlass, Cork
Date1880-1980
TechniqueFlameworked, assembled
SizeOverall H: 27.1 cm, W: 18.1 cm
Accession Number2016.8.155
Credit LineGift of The Science Museum, London
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionDistillation Apparatus. Colorless glass, cork; flameworked, assembled. Distillation apparatus consisting of central tube which bends and opens into sphere, which opens into vertical tube with thinner capillary tube extending from wall. U-shaped capillary tube creates second connection between central tube and sphere. Conical corks fixed around central tube and thinner capillary tube.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
deaccessioned from the London Science Museum (LSM) collections or released from their holdings of exhibition or education collections
Former Collection
Silberrad Research Laboratories
- 1981
1880-1980
1880-1980
1870-1915
about 1900-1970
