tubulated retort
Date1900-1950
Inventory Number4221
ClassificationRetort
Subject
Maker
American
?
Cultural Region
Dimensions15.5 x 8.5 x 4.5 cm (6 1/8 x 3 3/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Material
DescriptionSmall tubulated retort. Composed of a roughy spherical compartment with two necks: one short, straight directly on top, the other being a long, tapering neck that bends over the top to slope downwards in a straight line. The end of the long neck is broken.
Signedunsigned
FunctionRetorts are used for the distillation or dry distillation of substances. The substances in the main bulb are heated and the distillate condenses in the side neck.
Todd Scientific Company
Date: 1955-1965
Object number: 1996-1-0396
