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History of Science Museum

Jet Plates and Needles for Penicillin Extraction

Inventory Number 21709


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.21709

Subject
Medicine
Item type
Object
Inventory No
21709

Description

Two jet plates and two needles for piercing holes from counter-current apparatus used in the production of penicillin. The two jet plates are glass tubes with foil attached to one end with blue wax, the foil is pierced with multiple small holes. The needles are fitted into glass handles with tubular glass caps.