Adjustable tripod stand, owned by Frederick Power (1853-1927)
- Made:
- 1896-1914 in unknown place
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Adjustable tripod stand, with metal base and wooden platform, owned by Frederick Power (1853-1927), American Chemist and Chief Scientist at Wellcome Chemical Research laboratories, 1896-1914
This height adjustable tripod was part of laboratory apparatus used by Frederick Power (1853-1927), an American Chemist who in 1896 became the Chief Scientist at Wellcome Chemical Research laboratories in London. During his career he examined the constituents of plant-based medications including investigating Chaulmoogra oil, which was noted for its use in traditional Indian medicine as a treatment for leprosy.
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- Category:
- Biochemistry
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A700212
- type:
- laboratory apparatus
