Hand Boiler
Dateearly 20th Century
Inventory Number1997-1-2043
ClassificationGlassware
Subject
Maker
American
?
Cultural Region
Dimensions3 x 21.6 x 4.8 cm (1 3/16 x 8 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.)
AccessoriesLiquid inside tube may be ether
DescriptionA long, closed vessel consisting of two spherical glass bulbs connected together by a long straight glass tube. The two bulbs are connected at an angle to the tube.
It is partially filled with a clear, slightly yellow liquid, perhaps ether.
Its two bulbs are different: one has a noticeable spike, the other does not and has an irregular shape.
It is partially filled with a clear, slightly yellow liquid, perhaps ether.
Its two bulbs are different: one has a noticeable spike, the other does not and has an irregular shape.
Signedunsigned
FunctionHand boilers are filled with a volatile liquid and respond to temperature differences between the two bulbs. The liquid and its vapors flow away from the hotter bulb, bubbling inside the receiving bulb.
American
Date: early 20th Century
Accessories: rubber tubing, liquid inside tube may be ether
Object number: 1997-1-2042
Sylvania
Date: late 19th-early 20th Century
Object number: RS0368
Distillation Products Industries
Date: circa 1940
Object number: 1998-1-0034
American
Date: 1915-1930
Object number: 1996-1-0720
Sylvania
Date: late 19th-early 20th Century
Accessories: brown cardboard box, with handwritten note, "345 on 35"
Object number: RS0369
Date: 1890-1930
Object number: RS0505
American
Date: 1850-1890
Accessories: paper photocopy of description and usage
Object number: 1998-1-1414
Edison Manufacturing Company
Date: late 19th-early 20th Century
Object number: RS0370
R. G. Greiner
Date: circa 1850
Accessories: black cylindrical cardboard case
Object number: DW0792
