Ampule

Ampule

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Description
This type of ampule was often termed a Berzelius bulb tube, as used by the Swedish chemist, Jőns Jacob Berzlius (1779-1848).
Ref: Richard Griffin & Co., Catalogue of Chemical Apparatus (Glasgow, 1844), p. 7.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
ampule
Measurements
overall: 3 1/4 in x 3/4 in; 8.255 cm x 1.905 cm
ID Number
CH.315121.067
catalog number
315121.067
accession number
215563
Credit Line
Gift of University of South Carolina
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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