Sectioned example of a Hampson air liquefier

Sectioned example of a Hampson air liquefier, by British Oxygen Co. Ltd., London, England, 1934.

Details

Category:
Heat
Object Number:
1934-294
type:
air liquefier
credit:
British Oxygen Co. Ltd.

Parts

Hampson Air Liquefier by the British Oxygen Co. Ltd., 1934

Hampson Air Liquefier by the British Oxygen Co. Ltd., 1934

Sectioned example of a Hampson air liquefier, fitted with 2 mercury Fahrenheit thermometers by Negretti and Zambra, by The British Oxygen Company Limited., London, England, 1934.

Measurements:
overall: 1170 mm x x , 215 mm, 14.475kg
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy) , steel (metal) , copper (metal) , cotton wool , rubber (unidentified) , glass , cork , solder and mercury
Object Number:
1934-294 Pt1
type:
gas liquefier , heat exchanger and component
Rubber tube pieces, from Sectioned example of a Hampson air liquefier

Rubber tube pieces, from Sectioned example of a Hampson air liquefier

Perished rubber tubing from sectioned example of a Hampson air liquefier, by British Oxygen Co. Ltd., London, England, 1934.

Materials:
rubber
Object Number:
1934-294 Pt2
type:
tube
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