scientific instrument

Object NameLunge Nitrometer

Made FromGlass

Date1880-1980

TechniqueFlameworked

SizeOverall H: 50.9 cm, W: 9.9 cm, D: 1.7 cm

Accession Number2016.8.384

Credit LineGift of The Science Museum, London

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern
Postwar and Contemporary
Science and Technology

Physical DescriptionLunge Nitrometer. Colorless glass; flameworked. Cylindrical tube with cubic centimeter graduations from 0 to 40; tube has slightly bulbous open tapered bottom end. Top of tube connected to upper contraption consisting of a wider cylindrical tube with a flared rim, which connects to a horizontal stopcock with a narrower bent arm; stopper with T-shaped handle fixed within stopcock.
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