M0018217: Chemical apparatus, mid 19th century

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Chemical apparatus. mid 19th C

Photograph of two glass retorts and a bell glass. The upper retort was purchased by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1929 and accessioned in 1940 (accession number R1843/1940). The lower retort was acquired by the Musuem at an unknown point and accessioned in 1939 (accession number R3389/1939). The bell glass was purchased at auction by the museum in 1931 and given accession number A166150. None of the items are held by Wellcome Collection.

August 1960

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession registers which provide entries for the items: R1843/1940, R3389/1939 and A166150

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.