condenser

Object NameLiebig Condenser

Made FromGlass

Date1880-1980

TechniqueFlameworked

SizeOverall H: 34.8 cm, Diam (max): 9.2 cm

Accession Number2016.8.158

Credit LineGift of The Science Museum, London

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary
Modern
Science and Technology

Physical DescriptionLiebig Condenser. Colorless glass; flameworked. Condenser consisting of tube, which opens into wider inner tube, which opens again into tall tapered neck with rounded rim. Inner tube surrounded by wider cylindrical tube with rounded shoulders. Two tubes with threaded ends attached to outer wall: one near base and one near top; tubes place overtop openings in inner tube.
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