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Glass tube with stopper, 20th century

Inventory Number 18645.4


Brief Description
Glass tube. presumably used by Norman Heatley in the development of Penicillin
Item type
Object
Provenance
Passed from Norman Heatley's daughter to the Dunn School of Pathology to be donated to the History of Science Museum
Physical material
Glass
Rubber(?)
Object type
Instrument
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.5cm Height: 23.1cm Weight: 0.05kg
Inventory No
18645.4

Description

Long thin glass tube with rubber(?) stopper towards one end. Presumably used by Norman Heatley as part of his work the development of penicillin