condenser

Object NameLiebig Condenser

Made FromGlass, Leather, Metal

Date1900-1930

TechniqueFlameworked, assembled

SizeOverall H: 69.6 cm, Diam (max): 6.5 cm

Accession Number2016.8.166

Credit LineGift of The Science Museum, London

Curatorial Area(s)

Not On View

Physical DescriptionLiebig Condenser. Colorless glass, leather, metal; flameworked, assembled. Condenser consisting of a long tube, which opens into a wider neck with a slightly flared rim. Long tube is inserted into a wider cylindrical tube with rounded shoulders and two tubes attached to wall: one near base and one near top. Inner tube is secured in place with two leather wraps tightened with twisted metal wire.
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