condenser

Object NameLiebig Condenser

Made FromGlass

Date1880-1980

TechniqueFlameworked

SizeOverall H: 24.2 cm, Diam (max): 5.9 cm

Accession Number2016.8.156

Credit LineGift of The Science Museum, London

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern
Postwar and Contemporary
Science and Technology

Physical DescriptionLiebig Condenser. Colorless glass; flameworked. Condenser consisting of short tube with angled opening. Short tube 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 attached to outer wall: one near base and one near top, which bends in and downward; tubes in outer wall placed overtop openings in inner tube.
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