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Object NameSeparation Funnel with Stopper and Stopcock

Made FromGlass

Date1910-1940

TechniqueFlameworked

SizeOverall H: 32.6 cm, W: 6.3 cm, D: 1.6 cm

Accession Number2016.8.393

Credit LineGift of The Science Museum, London

Curatorial Area(s)

Not On View

Physical DescriptionSeparation Funnel with Stopper and Stopcock. Colorless glass; flameworked. (a) Funnel with bulbous body, short cylindrical neck, rounded rim; interior of neck is matte. Bulbous body opens into long narrow tube with angled end. Horizontal stopcock situated beneath bulbous body; stopper with T-shaped handle within stopcock; stopper is still mobile. (b) Stopper with flat circular top and matte shank.
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

Former Collection Silberrad Research Laboratories - 1981