Set of twelve tubes containing comparison sample solutions for use with a spectroscope

Made:
1871 in London
maker:
John Browning

Set of twelve tubes containing comparison sample solutions for use with a spectroscope by John Browning, 111 Minories and 65 Strand, London, England, two tubes dated 1871, in case leather covered case (Wellcome B1473) Contents marked as 1) silver... (?) 2) Cautheride in ether (?) 3) Oxylates of chromium and soda 4) citric acid 5) Purple Wood 6) Magenta Rose analin 7) Magenta [July 10, 1871] 8) Chlorophyl in oil 9) Analin purple 1871 10) Oxydised Haematite July 1871 11) Cochineal and alum July 1871 12) unlabelled pale orange liquid

Details

Category:
Optics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1984-1353
Materials:
glass, sealing wax, paper, wood (unidentified), leather, textile, silk, velvet, metal and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Measurements:
overall (closed): 25 mm x 170 mm x 100 mm, , .15kg
overall (open): 25 mm x 170 mm x 195 mm, ,
type:
tube
credit:
On loan from the Wellcome Trust