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Combustion bomb by the Parr Instrument Company, Moline, Illinois, United States, 1996, marked 599HC2 T136 052996 6195, with firing unit, tripod stand, and one combustion cup. Used at the British Museum, Department of Scientific Research, for carbon-14 dating of organic materials from 1996.

Combustion 'bomb', a vessel for measuring the energy of samples, used for carbon dating by the British Museum, 1996

1996
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.

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

1976-1985