scientific instrument

Object NameSoxhlet Extractor

Made FromGlass

Date1880-1980

TechniqueFlameworked

SizeOverall H: 21.7 cm, Diam (max) 5.4 cm

Accession Number2016.8.398

Credit LineGift of The Science Museum, London

Curatorial Area(s)

Not On View

Physical DescriptionSoxhlet Extractor. Colorless glass; flameworked. Cylindrical tube with rounded rim. Main tube narrows into another cylindrical tube with an angled end. Main tube has two secondary tubes: one connects main tube to narrower tube, one is connected to main tube and enters into the narrower tube after twisting up and back down again.
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