Duboscq Colorimeter, by Laurent, Paris, After 1892

Inventory Number 43720

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.43720

Subject: Optical instruments; Chemistry
Item type: Object
Makers: Laurent
Provenance: Presented by theBotany Department, University of Oxford, per Dr. Olby in1966.
Primary inscriptions: Inscribed on back of instrument "Laurent/rue de l'Odéon/Paris/A. Jobin succr."
Physical material: Copper Alloy; Metal; Glass
Object type: Colorimeter
Dimensions: Height: 285mm Width: 141mm Depth: 114mm Weight: 2.3kg
Inventory No: 43720
Accession Number: 1966-286

A colorimeter comprising of two glass vials mounted on rack work, the vials are protected by a metal shield.