condenser

Object NameSoxhlet Condenser

Made FromGlass, Cork

Date1910-1940

TechniqueFlameworked

SizeOverall H: 35.7 cm, Diam (max) 7.8 cm

Accession Number2016.8.396

Credit LineGift of The Science Museum, London

Curatorial Area(s)

Not On View

Physical DescriptionSoxhlet Condenser. Colorless glass, cork; flameworked. Cylindrical tube with flared rim. Main tube narrows into another cylindrical tube with an angled end; cork stopper fixed around narrower tube. 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

Former Collection Silberrad Research Laboratories - 1981