Combustion 'bomb', a vessel for measuring the energy of a sample, used to carry out carbon dating techniques at the British Museum, 1980

Made:
1976-1985 in Cambridge

Interskill Combustion Bomb, serial no. 27/2/100, made by Interskill Ltd., Cambridge, England, 1976-1985. Used at the British Museum, Department of Scientific Research, for carbon-14 dating of organic materials from about 1980, on bench, with spanner, weights, and remote firing unit.

Details

Category:
X-rays
Object Number:
2001-550
Materials:
metal
Measurements:
bomb plus framework: 1000 x 610 x 914 mm
bomb: 500 x 150 mm
type:
combustion 'bomb' calorimeter
credit:
British Museum, Department of Scientific Research