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Gas Jar, Mid-19th Century

Inventory Number 52124


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.52124

Subject
Chemistry
Item type
Object
Physical material
Glass
Copper Alloy
Wax
Dimensions
Diameter: 149mm Height: 250mm
Inventory No
52124

Description

Capacity 180 cubic inches. Glass, with copper alloy cap and two threaded outlets. Crudely engraved scale: 3, 4, 5, 10 - 180 [cubic inches], and inscribed in two places: '180 cubic inches' and '180 C. 1.'