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bell jar
bell jar

bell jar

Date1800-1850
Inventory Number4204
ClassificationGlassware
Subject
    Cultural Region
      Dimensions34.6 x 13 cm (13 5/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
      storage: 42.7 x 37.1 x 26.5 cm (16 13/16 x 14 5/8 x 10 7/16 in.)
      Material
        Accessoriesstored in a big box with other glassware
        DescriptionVery heavy, tall, bell jar with a narrow aperture at top; ground inside and outside; rimless ground bottom.
        Signedunsigned
        FunctionMany uses in chemistry, for instance partially submerged in a liquid that is undergoing a gas producing reaction to collect it. Could also be evacuated with a vacuum pump for physical experiments.
        bell jar
        English
        Date: 1800-1850
        Accessories: stored in a big box with other glassware
        Object number: 4203
        bell jar
        English
        Date: 1800-1850
        Accessories: stored in big box with other glassware
        Object number: 4202
        tall bell jar with stopcock
        English
        Date: 1800-1850
        Accessories: stored in a big box with other glassware
        Object number: 4201
        bell jar
        English
        Date: 1800-1850
        Accessories: stored in a big box with other glassware.
        Object number: 4207
        bell jar
        English
        Date: 1800-1850
        Accessories: stored in a big box with other glassware.
        Object number: 4208
        bell jar
        English
        Date: 1800-1850
        Accessories: stored in a big box with other glassware.
        Object number: 4209
        tall bell jar with stopcock
        English
        Date: 1800-1850
        Accessories: stored in a box with other glassware
        Object number: 4200
        glass cylinder
        English
        Date: 1850-1900
        Accessories: stored in a big box with other glassware.
        Object number: 4213
        glass cylinder
        English
        Date: 1850-1900
        Accessories: stored in a big box with other glassware.
        Object number: 4212
        bell glass
        American
        Date: 1900-1950
        Object number: 3784
        bell jar
        Cambridge Glass Company
        Date: 1901-1930
        Object number: 4215
        bell jar
        American
        Date: 1850-1900
        Object number: 4182