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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1566.044
- MANUFACTURER
- Letcher, J.T.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Truro, Cornwall, England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 44
- Total Parts
- 53
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- chemical; glass; cork; paper
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- 4.7 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 1.9 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Mining and Metallurgy
- Category
- Mineral exploration
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Letcher
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Cornwall
- City
- Truro
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- C.1880S+
- Canada
-
Presumably used in Ontario, but also exemplary of blowpipes sets used in North America at the time. - Function
-
USED TO PERFORM CHEMICAL ANALYSIS. - Technical
-
19th c. blowpipe set for mineral prospection. This 'Best' set is more elaborate, containing a variety of chemicals & test minerals. It was used by Alfred Gillies for the analysis of rock samples (presumably in Ont.) This type of small, simple, & portable kit was very popular with geologsts & others 1880+ - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Paper label with handwritten text reads: "MICROCOSMIC SALTS/ SODIUM AMMONIUM/ PHOSPHATE"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- crystals housed in glass jar; cork lid
- Decoration
- N/A
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Letcher, J.T., Chemical, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.1566, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1566.044/
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