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tube

Object NameU-Shaped Tube
Made FromGlass
Date1880-1980
TechniqueFlameworked
SizeOverall H: 18.5 cm, Diam (max): 9.2 cm
Accession Number2016.8.361
Credit LineGift of The Science Museum, London
Not On View
Physical DescriptionU-Shaped Tube. Colorless glass; flameworked. Two cylindrical tubes with rounded rims and bulbous bases. Bases are connected with elongated ovoid tube, thus creating a "U" shape.
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
scientific instrument
Corning Inc.
probably 1970-1989
thermometer
Corning Inc.
about 1900-1930
condenser
1880-1980
condenser
1910-1940