General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

20

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD BOX WITH METAL HOLDERS, HARDWARE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

28.5 cm

Width

23.5 cm

Height

7.4 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Chemistry

Category

Laboratory equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

QUICKFIT

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Heart of Stone

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

SET OF SEMI-MICRO SIZED CHEMICAL GLASSWARE IN WOOD BOX WHICH CAN BE SET UP TO ACT AS STAND FOR GLASSWARE ASSEMBLIES. THIS TYPE OF KIT WAS OFTEN USED BY STUDENTS BECAUSE MICRO & SEMI MICRO SCALE EXPERIMENTS & EQUIPMENT ALLOW RESEARCHER TO USE LESS MATERIAL, SO THAT LESS WASTE IS GENERATED & COSTS ARE LESS.

Technical

QUICKFIT SYSTEM IS SET OF GLASSWARE WITH STANDARD SIZED JOINTS SO THAT EVERYTHING IS INTERCHANGEABLE. QUICKFIT WAS NOT FIRST TO MFR. STANDARD TAPERED GLASS BUT ITS MARKETING OF ITS KITS & COMPETITIVE PRICING MADE IT VERY POPULAR. USE OF GREASE MAKE PIECES EASY TO SEPARATE; JOINTS ARE SNUG ENOUGH TO SEAL EASILY & RELIABLY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 WHITE LETTERING ON GREEN LABEL READING "QUICKFIT & QUARTZ/ LIMITED/ HEART OF STONE/ STAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND" ON BOX; YELLOW LABEL WITH GREEN LETTERING READING "QUICKFIT" ON BOX LID INTERIOR; BLACK MODEL NOS. FOR PARTS INSIDE BOX/.2-.19 WHITE LETTERING INDICATING MODEL NO. OR CAPACITY, BLUE LETTERING ON MOST PIECES READING "B10/19" OR "B10"/ MOULDED "B10" & "MADE IN/ ENGLAND" ON STOPPERS.12 &.13/.20 MOULDED LETTERING READING "NALGENE" ON BASE, MOULDED GRADUATIONS & "T.C./T.D./ 25 [DEGREES] C./ ML"

Missing

6 ITEMS FROM SET: AIR LEAK/STEAM INLET MU 15/0, THERMOMETER MF 31/0/250, WILLSTATER NAIL MU/WN, DRYING TUBE MU 23/0, STIRRER MU 8/0, DRAWING STENCIL/TEMPLATE

Finish

WHITE PAINTED BOX & PLATED METAL

Decoration

YELLOW & GREEN LOGO READING "QUICKFIT" & "MADE/ IN ENGLAND" ON BOX LID