Chemicals
Chemicals
Previous
Next
Usage conditions apply
- Description
- Six glass vials containing chemicals for spectroscopic work: Barium Chloride; Chloride of Rubidium; Strontium Chloride; Lithium Chloride; Potassium Chloride; and Sodium Chloride. The “J. A. HILGER / 192 TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD / LONDON” inscription in the lid of the box is that of [Johann] Adam Hilger, a German artisan who moved to London around 1870, set up shop at this address in 1875, and dropped his first name soon thereafter.
- These chemicals are associated with the Hilger spectroscope from Smith College, also in the collection.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- chemicals, set of
- maker
- Hilger, Adam
- place made
- United Kingdom: England, London, City of London
- Measurements
- case: 117 mm x 84 mm x 30 mm; 4 5/8 in x 3 5/16 in x 1 3/16 in
- overall: 1 1/2 in x 4 3/4 in x 3 1/4 in; 3.81 cm x 12.065 cm x 8.255 cm
- ID Number
- 1980.0098.05
- catalog number
- 1980.0098.05
- accession number
- 1980.0098
- Credit Line
- Gift of Smith College
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Chemistry
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
Nominate this object for photography.
Our collection database is a work in progress. We may update this record based on further research and review. Learn more about our approach to sharing our collection online.
If you would like to know how you can use content on this page, see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use. If you need to request an image for publication or other use, please visit Rights and Reproductions.
Note: Comment submission is temporarily unavailable while we make improvements to the site. We apologize for the interruption. If you have a question relating to the museum's collections, please first check our Collections FAQ. If you require a personal response, please use our Contact page.
