Name/TitleGlass: Retort
About this objectGlass retort consisting of a spherical container with a long, tapered neck. A glass stopper is attached with a piece of brown string and there is some dark paint around the hole for the stopper. There is some damage to the end of the neck with some chipping and cracking to the end.
A retort is used within a laboratory for the distillation of substances.
Date MadeCa 1970s
Medium and MaterialsGlass, paint, string
MeasurementsL 21cm x W 43cm x D 13cm
Object TypeGlass
Object numberAR#5900
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