General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 GLASS BOTTLE WITH FERROUS METAL TOP, COTTON WICK/.2 NON-FERROUSMETAL/.3 FERROUS METAL

Dimensions

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

Length

N/A

Width

9.5 cm

Height

22.5 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

Wheaton

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

ORIGINALLY THE PROPERTY OF CANADIAN GEOPHYSICIST DR. DAVID ARNOLD KEYS (1890-1977). ACCORDING TO HIS SON, SOME OF THIS EQUIPMENT WAS USED BY DR. KEYS IN DEMONSTRATIONS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN INTENDED TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN SCIENCE, OTHER PIECES DATE FROM HIS TIME AT GERMAN PHYSICIST WILHELM ROENTGEN'S LAB IN MUNICH, MCGILL UNIVERSITY & AECL. DR. KEYS WORKED WITH ROENTGEN IN MUNICH IN 1911 BEFORE EARNING A PHD AT CAMBRIDGE; HE WAS PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS AT MCGILL 1921-1947; HE WAS VP FOR ATOMIC ENERGY PROJECT AT NRC'S CHALK RIVER LABS 1947-1955; AND WAS AN AECL CONSULTANT UNTIL THE 1970'S.

Function

ALCOHOL BURNING DEVICE USED IN CHEMISTRY LABORATORIES TO HEAT SUBSTANCES & MIXTURES.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF TEMPERATURE MODIFICATION EQUIPMENT USED IN CHEMISTRY LABORATORY. THIS EXAMPLE MAY HAVE BEEN USED IN DEMONSTRATIONS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 RAISED LETTERING ON UNDERSIDE OF BOTTLE READS "T C W - CO/ U S A/ 3-5-50"

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

.1 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS, PLATED TOP, WHITE WICK/.2 BRUSHED? METAL/.3 PAINTED GLOSSY BLACK

Decoration

N/A