Liebig's Apparatus for the Elementary Analysis of Organic Compounds, 1831 (Replica)
date: label: Date made
content: 1831
label: Date made
content: replica 1831
notes: label: Description
content: This is a replica of the apparatus that the German chemist, Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) used for his elementary analysis of organic compounds, in the early 1830s. It consists of an iron tray, 5 x 17 x 3 in., on legs, to receive charcoal and the analysis tube. Auxiliaries are the potash bulb and support stands, tongs and charcoal tray, feather brush and bellows.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Chemistry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CH.316711
label: catalog number
content: 316711
label: accession number
content: 226396
objectType: label: Object Name
content: analytical apparatus (replica)
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: tray: 5 in x 17 in x 3 in; 12.7 cm x 43.18 cm x 7.62 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall tray on stand: 8 5/8 in x 19 3/4 in x 5 1/4 in; 21.9075 cm x 50.165 cm x 13.335 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall auxillaries in box: 11 in x 19 in x 8 1/4 in; 27.94 cm x 48.26 cm x 20.955 cm