Oxy-Hydrogen Blowpipe, by I. Newman & Knight, London, c. 1820

Item type: Object
Makers: I. Newman; Knight
Provenance: ?From the Daubeny Laboratory. ?Lent by the Daubeny Curator, Daubeny Laboratory, Magdalen College, Oxford.
Primary inscriptions: Signed on body: "I. NEWMAN/LISLE ST/LONDON"; on upper tap: "I. NEWMAN"; and on lower tap: "KNIGHT/FOSTER LANE".
Other inscriptions: Paper label on one end "Newman's Blowpipe." in iron gall ink Pencil addition "BPB" White self-adhesive label "155" in pencil
Physical material: Metal; Wood; Paint; Copper Alloy
Dimensions: Height: 365mm Width: 175mm Depth: 80mm
Inventory No: 15950
Accession Number: 1925-46/part

Description

A metal box with two copper alloy valves one of which is mounted on top of a long tube with a wooden handle.