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Spirit Burner
- Material
- METAL-STEEL;
- Description
- A brass colored spirit burner with glass lid.
a) The Reservoir which is cylindrical with an opening smaller than the diameter. The opening of the reservoir has a smaller opening inside where a wick holder is located.
b) A 3.5 cm X 4 cm. glass lid sits upon the reservoir. The lid is basically dome…
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Sub-Category
- CHEMICAL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- A brass colored spirit burner with glass lid.
a) The Reservoir which is cylindrical with an opening smaller than the diameter. The opening of the reservoir has a smaller opening inside where a wick holder is located.
b) A 3.5 cm X 4 cm. glass lid sits upon the reservoir. The lid is basically dome shaped. The top of the lid has an impressed circle on it. The inside of the lid is etched for 1.5 cm from the bottom up
c) The wick holder consists of a 3 cm. long pipe with a 1.8 cm. diam. section of metal encircling it, close to one end. Inside the pipe are many strands of thread hanging out from both ends.
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- History Of Use
- Spirit burner presumably used at the Telkwa Creamery which operated from 1939-1969. This metal spirit burner used as a source of heat in which butter was heated over the flame of the burner. As a result of heating, the moisture content of the butter cou
- Material
- METAL-STEEL;
- Height
- 8
- Diameter
- Outside: 4.4
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Number Of Parts
- 3
- Accession No.
- 1983.23.26 a-c
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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