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Matrass or Bolt-Head Distillation Apparatus, Early 19th Century

Inventory Number 26264


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.26264

Item type
Object
Provenance
From the Daubeny Laboratory
Primary inscriptions
Pasted label: "Daubeny Apparatus. / Belonging to Magdalen College."
Physical material
Glass
Wood
Metal
Dimensions
Height: 220mm Width: 1100mm Depth: 430mm Weight: 8.15kg
Inventory No
26264
Accession Number
1925-46/part

Description

A large long necked glass cucurbit called a "Matrass". lying in a wooden tray.