Reagent Bottle
Reagent Bottle
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- Description
- The “ALCOHOL C2 H5 OH.” inscription on this 4 oz. glass bottle identifies the original contents. The "W.T. CO. U.S.A." inscription refers to Whitall Tatum, the manufacturer of the bottle.The “PAT. MAY 1, 1883” on the rim refers to the patent issued to Frank Fanning Jewett (1844-1926), the professor of chemistry at Oberlin College who designed the stopper.
- Ref: Frank F. Jewett, “Bottle-Stopper,” U.S. Patent 276,822 (May 1, 1883).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Reagent Bottle
- Date made
- after 1883
- maker
- Whitall Tatum Company
- place made
- United States: New Jersey, Millville
- Measurements
- overall: 108 mm x 52 mm; 4 1/4 in x 2 1/16 in
- over stopper: 14.7 cm; 5 13/16 in
- overall: 5 3/4 in x 2 1/8 in; 14.605 cm x 5.3975 cm
- ID Number
- 1979.0768.23
- catalog number
- 1979.0768.23
- accession number
- 1979.0768
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Chemistry
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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