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gas holder

Datecirca 1893
Inventory Number3771
ClassificationGas Holder
Subject
    Cultural Region
      Dimensions82 x 20 x 20 cm (32 5/16 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
      Material
        DescriptionGas holder with glass upper trough with brass base that rests on one rod and two tubes with stop cocks which are mounted to brass caps of glass bottle shaped gas holder. There is a gauge tube on the vap and a glass tube that extends to the bottom of holder from one stopcock tube.(Sideneck of gas holder broken.)

        Height of gas holder 19 3/4 "; diameter of gas holder and trough 8"; height of trough 8 1/4".
        Signedunsigned
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