Pharmacy Beaker

Glassware

-

Island County Historical Society

Name/Title

Pharmacy Beaker

Entry/Object ID

2017.040.011

Description

A mixing beaker used in apothecaries. Numbers are etched into the glass on the side.

Use

In chemical parlance, a beaker is a cylindrical vessel, usually of glass, with a flat bottom. This example has a small beak (or pouring spout), and this example was used by Elwin Blair.

Category

Apothecary/Medicine

Acquisition

Accession

2017.040

Source or Donor

Molly Blair

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In Memory Of: Elwin Blair

Glassware Details

Glassware Type

Stemware

Notes

Beaker used by Elwin Blair, pharmacist

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Beaker, Phillips

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Beaker

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Laboratory

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Labware

Nomenclature Class

Chemical T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Material

glass (clear)

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Blair, Elwin H.