- Item type
- Object
- Provenance
- From the laboratory of Sir William Crookes, F.R.S. Used for the Green Houses at Kew Gardens. Transferred from Dept. of Geology and Mineralogy.
- Dimensions
- Height: 77mm Width: 75mm Depth: 2mm Weight: 104g
- Inventory No
- 58123
- Accession Number
- 1961-138/20
Description
Three green infra-red absorbing square specimens of glass. The specimen labelled "1a" is the glass originally used for the greenhouses at Kew Gardens. The "2a" and "3a" specimens are labelled as old glass for the Palm House at Kew Gardens.
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