ring stand
Date1870-1940
Inventory Number1997-1-1160
ClassificationLaboratory Equipment
Subject
Maker
American
?
Cultural Region
Dimensions3.3 x 19.2 x 8.6 cm (1 5/16 x 7 9/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Material
DescriptionAn iron bar with a square cross section that makes a right angle close to one of its ends, and has a large iron ring attached to the other end.
Signedunsigned
FunctionMost likely to hold a pot or beaker while being heated from below with a burner.
Date: 1890-1930
Object number: RS1425a
F. F. Metzger
Date: circa 1927
Accessories: wooden box lined with velvet cushioning;
strain gauge;
iron bar;
steel rod contact points (2);
nails (3) wrapped in paper;
manual;
single stationery paper;
pamphlet (price list)
Object number: 1999-1-0065
American
Date: 1850-1890
Accessories: paper photocopy of description and usage
Object number: 1998-1-1414
