Tantalus Cup
date: label: date made
content: 19th century
label: date made
content: early 19th century
notes: label: Description
content: Like the instrument that was known variously as a tantalus or phythagorean cup, and that was used for parlor tricks and physics demonstrations, this glass vessel empties itself when the liquid reaches the height of the bend in the tube.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: University of South Carolina
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.315128
label: catalog number
content: 315128
label: accession number
content: 215563
objectType: label: Object Name
content: tantalus cup
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 1/2 in x 5 1/4 in; 21.59 cm x 13.335 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 7/16 in x 10 in x 5 1/4 in; 21.43125 cm x 25.4 cm x 13.335 cm