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Waller Chloroform Balance

Inventory Number 10337


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.10337

Item type
Object
Provenance
From the Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, John Radcliffe Hospital.
Object type
Balance
Dimensions
Height: 410mm Width: 580mm Depth: 282mm Weight: 1200g
Inventory No
10337
Accession Number
1998-7

Description

A chemical balance made by A.D. Waller for analysing percentage of chloroform vapour. Comprising of three parts; the balance itself is in a wooden case with glass windows and two glass cylinders mounted on the outside, a card box containing a glass balloon and a wooden pole.