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Porcelain Pneumatic Trough, English, Mid-19th Century

Inventory Number 35655

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.35655

Item type
Object
Provenance
Amongst the possessions of R. T. Gunther on his death. Accession and previous provenance yet to be established conclusively.
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned and undated
Physical material
Porcelain
Dimensions
Height: 166mm Width: 54mm Depth: 15mm Weight: 266g
Inventory No
35655

Description

A porcelain pneumatic trough used for the collection of gases. A bottle with an open base sits on a raised shelf under water, a tube is then passed through the water and into the bottle.

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