burette
Date1900-1950
Inventory Number4824
ClassificationGlassware
Subject
Maker
American
?
Cultural Region
Dimensions61.8 x 2.3 x 1 cm (24 5/16 x 7/8 x 3/8 in.)
Material
DescriptionA glass tube with a white stripe running along its length with a dark blue stripe inside it. The tube is graduated in milliliters, with a scale from 0 to 45ml and a precision of 1/10cc. It is open with a lip at one end with an expansion bulb close-by, and narrows to a tapered tip at the other end, with a neck right before it.
Signedunsigned
Inscribedmarked at top: VI [and] Gr
on side: Normal 20°C
FunctionTo dispense measured amounts of a liquid. Its tapered tip is for use with rubber tubing and pinchcock, and the expansion bulb can extend its capacity or prevent overspills.
Distillation Products Industries
Date: circa 1940
Object number: 1998-1-0034
German
Date: 1907
Accessories: black cylindrical case with red interior
Object number: 1998-1-1009