General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

GLASS/ RUBBER? STOPPERS CONTAINING GLASS TUBES

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

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Width

26.0 cm

Height

62.0 cm

Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Chemistry

Category

Laboratory equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1950'S TO MID 1970'S

Canada

APPARATUSUSED IN CANADIAN GOVERNMENT RESEARCH FACILITY.

Function

APPARATUS USED IN CHEMISTRY LABORATORY TO CREATE & DELIVER CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF HYDROGEN, CARBON DIOXIDE, HYDROGEN SULPHIDE ETC. FOR USE IN CHEMICAL PROCESSES.

Technical

KIPP GENERATOR WAS MUCH USED BEFORE PIPED SUPPLY OF GAS TO LAB BENCHES WAS AVAILABLE. SUPPLY OF GAS IS MADE CONTINUOUS BY AUTOMATIC ACTION OF GENERATOR. AS GAS IS WITHDRAWN, PRESSURE IS REDUCED & LIQUID REAGENT IS ADMITTED INTO CENTRAL GENERATING CHAMBER, WHICH CONTAINS SOLID REAGENT. WHEN GAS FLOW IS STOPPED, PRESSURE INCREASES & FORCES LIQUID REAGENT OUT OF CONTACT WITH SOLID REAGENT, STOPPING FURTHER GENERATION.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

GROUND "K" ON EXTERIOR OF.1 &.2/ GROUND SUPERIMPOSED "ST" & "71/60" ON.2

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

COLOURLESS & TRANSPARENT GLASS, WITH GROUND GLASS JOINTS (NOW MOSTLY TRANSLUCENT)/ BLACK STOPPERS

Decoration

GROUND WHITE ELONGATED HEXAGON ON SIDE OF.1 &.2