Object Details
- Description
- The test tube is one of the most commonly used pieces of laboratory ware, available in many sizes ranging from less than 1 inch to 6 inches in length. The for came into use in England in the early years of the nineteenth century. It is the perfect shape and size to hold small amounts of substances, usually liquid, which are then manipulated in some way, such as being placed over the flame of a Bunsen burner.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of University of South Carolina
- ID Number
- CH.315121.054
- catalog number
- 315121.054
- accession number
- 215563
- Object Name
- test tube
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 in x 5/16 in; 7.62 cm x .79375 cm
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Chemistry
- Science & Mathematics
- Artifact Walls exhibit
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1341421
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-6c43-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
