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86

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General Description

Wood box with metal hinges and clasps, paper label on inside, containing glass, metal and paper

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Medical Technology

Category

Chemicals & medications

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Manufacturer

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Ede

Country

England

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Function

A set containing various reagents and apparatus for exploring the chemical properties of materials.

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Printed on the label inside the lid: "CHEMICAL LABORATORY, Prepared by ROBET BEST EDE, Chemis by Special Warrant to the QUEEN./ A SELECTION OF THE FLATTERING TESTIMONIALS AS TO THE UTILITY, CHEAPNESS, AND JUDICIOUS ARRANGEMENT OF THIS CABINET, RECEIVED FROM/ SOME OF THE MOST EMINENT PROFESSORS ARE ENCLOSED, WITH AN ENGRAVED PLAN AND AN ALPHABETICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS./ 'The simplification of Apparatus for teaching Physical Science is an important/ object, and one to which learned men may most usefully direct their attention./ There cannot be a doubt, that a compendious set of machines may be constructed/ to illustrate at a very cheap price a whole course of lectures. A friend of mine/ is at present occupied in devising the best means of simplifying Apparatus for/ lectures upon the mechanical powers; and CHEAP CHEMICAL LABORATIES/ may then receive his consideration' - LORD BROUGHAM, Practical Observa-/ tions upon the Education of the People, 1825./ 'No man has ever been remarkable for his knowledge of Physics, CHEMISTRY,/ or Physiology, who has not had practical familiarity with the objects.' -/ Dr. ARNOTT, Elements of Physics./ 'It may be said of modern Chemistry that its beginning is pleasure, its progress/ knowledge, and its objects truth and utility. The facility with which Chemical/ enquiries are carried on, and the simplicity of the Apparatus, offer additional/ reasons for the pursuit of this science. All the implements necessary to the/ Philosopher, may be carried in a small trunk.' - SIR HUMPHRY DAVY./ 'From the present state of chemical knowledge, and the rapid improbements in/ our arts and manufactures by the judicious application of its principles, it is/ become desirable that every youth should be acquainted with its rudiments, and/ that CHEMISTRY should be made a regular branch of education.' - PARKES./ PRICE,/ [GBP currency symbol] 1. 11s 6d./ OR WITH STOPPERED BOTTLES, FRENCH POLISHED CABINET, LOCK AND KEY, [GBP currency symbol] 2. 2s. 0d./ ENLARGED AND NEWLY ARRANGED./ R. B. EDE'S/ PORTABLE LABORATORY,/ CONTAINING A SELECT COLLECTION OF APPARATUS AND PREPARATIONS/ FOR PERFORMING WITH FACILITY AND SAFETY/ A COURSE OF INSTRUCTIVE and ENTERTAINING EXPERIMENTS,/ Particularly in reference to the principal Class Experiments exhibited in Chemical Lectures, and which are explained in/ GRIFFIN'S CHEMICAL RECREATIONS,/ Including a Set of Blowpipe Apparatus and Re-agents for the Analytical Examination of Minerals, Salts, and Metallic Oxides./ CONTENTS - NUMBERED TO CORRESPOND WITH THE BOTTLES AND BOXES./ APPARATUS/ [stain obscures much of list]/ Retort Stand/ Roll of Tin Foil,/ Spirit Lamp,/ Two Glass Rods,/ Two Watch Glasses,/ Wedgewood's Evaporating Dish./ BOTTLES./ 1 Bleaching Powder,/ 2 Carbonate of Ammonia,/ 3 Carbonate of Potass,/ 4 Caustic Potass,/ 5 Chloride of Cobalt,/ 6 Bi-sulphate of Potass,/ 7 Iodide of Potassium,/ 8 Lime,/ 9 Mercury,/ 10 Nitrate of Copper,/ 11 Nitrate of Silver,/ 12 Nitrate of Strontian,/ 13 Phosphorous,/ 14 Tincture of Galls./ LARGE SIZE BOXES./ 15 Acetate of Lead,/ 16 Alum,/ 17 Antimony, Sulphuret of/ 18 Black Oxide - Manganese/ 19 Brazil Wood,/ 20 Copper Wire,/ 21 Fluor Spar,/ 22 Iron Wire,/ 23 Logwood,/ 24 Nitrate of Potass,/ 25 Carbonate of Soda,/ 26 Sulphate of Copper,/ 27 Sulphate of Iron,/ 28 Sulphate of Magnesia,/ 29 Sulphate of Potass,/ 30 Sulphate of Soda,/ MIDDLE SIZE BOXES./ 31 Arsenic/ 32 Bi-chromate of Potass,/ 33 Bi-carbonate of Potass,/ 34 Borax,/ 35 Carbonate of Magnesia,/ 36 Chloride of Barium,/ 37 Chlorate of Potass,/ 38 Copper Turnings,/ 39 Cream of Tartar,/ 40 Cudbear,/ 41 Galena,/ 42 Granulated Tin,/ 43 Granulated Zinc,/ 44 Gum Arabic Powder,/ 45 Isinglass,/ MIDDLE SIZE BOXES./ 46 Iron Pyrites,/ 47 Microscopic Salts,/ 48 Muriate of Ammonia,/ 49 Nitrate of Barytes,/ 50 Nut Galls in Powder,/ 51 Oxalic Acid,/ 52 Phosphate of Soda,/ 53 Prussiate of Potass,/ 54 Red Lead,/ 55 Steel Filings,/ 56 Oxalate of Ammonia,/ 57 Sulphur,/ 58 Super-oxalate of Potass,/ 59 Tartaric Acid,/ 60 Turmeric Powder,/ SMALL SIZE BOXES./ 61 Benzoic Acid,/ 62 Boracic Acid,/ 63 Bismuth,/ 64 Calomel,/ 65 Corrosive Sublimate,/ 66 Cochineal,/ 67 Cinnabar,/ 68 Indigo,/ 69 Litharge,/ 70 Litmus,/ 71 Platinum Hook & Foil."

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Finish

Brown finished wood box and interior tray and a green labe with black text on the inside of the lid. The kit contains clear glass tubes, brown paper packets with green or yellow labels, pieces of grey metal, and white cotton wadding.

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