Glass vial, acetone
notes: label: Description
content: This glass vial is broken at the bottom and previously contained acetone. This object was donated to the museum in 1920 by the New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York, as a part of a collection of objects that illustrate the different ways wood can be utilized in commercial production. Acetone is made from acetic acid, a chemical formed through the distillation of wood. Acetone serves many purposes such as nail polish remover, paint thinner, and as a solvent in laboratory settings.
label: Description
content: The New York State College of Forestry was founded in 1898 at Cornell University and was the first professional school of forestry in North America. In 1911, it was reestablished at Syracuse University. Today, the college is a part of the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF).
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Forestry
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.20FP02.10
label: catalog number
content: 20FP02.10
label: catalog number
content: W904
label: accession number
content: 064766
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Chemical Sample, Acetone
label: Object Name
content: glass vial
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (bottle material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 in x 1 in x 1 in; 7.62 cm x 2.54 cm x 2.54 cm