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Discharge Tubes Chemical Apparatus, by Harvey & Peak

Inventory Number 21163


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.21163

Subject
Chemistry
Item type
Object
Physical material
Glass
Wood
Metal
Paper
Copper
Dimensions
Height: 82mm Width: 287mm Depth: 163mm Weight: 680g
Inventory No
21163

Description

A wooden case with a paper covering labelled "The Don" containing 18 discharge tubes. 4 have spiral mid sections with bulbous terminations, 4 are long with a single narrow section, 2 a long with two narrow sections, 3 are short with a single narrow section, 4 have a single narrow section and a branch at one end. The last tube has three bulbous sections with a branch at its mid section.