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Used by:
Priestley, Joseph  Search this
Physical Description:
glass (overall material)
Measurements:
opening on side: 12 mm; 1/2 in
overall: 24 cm x 11.7 cm; 9 7/16 in x 4 5/8 in
overall: 10 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in; 26.67 cm x 13.97 cm
Object Name:
bulb, leveling funnel
bulb, leveling funnel
Description (Brief):
Joseph Priestley (1733–1804) used this leveling funnel bulb in his Northumberland, Pennsylvania laboratory. Priestley, the noted chemist whose accomplishments include the discovery of oxygen, was born in England. He lived and worked in Birmingham for many years, but his views as a Dissenter and an advocate of the French Revolution incited an angry mob into burning down his house and laboratory. In 1794 he fled to America, eventually settling in Northumberland, near Philadelphia. His great-great-granddaughter, Frances Priestley, donated his surviving laboratory ware to the Smithsonian in 1883.
Source:
National Museum of American History Accession File #13305
Location:
Currently not on view
Subject:
Science & Scientific Instruments  Search this
Chemistry  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Frances D. Priestley
ID Number:
CH.315356.25
Accession number:
13305
Catalog number:
315356.25
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-7761-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1779