Name/Title
Marcet's Steam ApparatusEntry/Object ID
2013.3.53Description
This apparatus was designed to show the relationship between pressure and temperature. It works on the principle of the pressure-cooker or the autoclave. It consists of a bomb-shaped body of heavy iron to which are attached a barometer, a thermometer (missing on this example), and a stopcock. This instrument is listed by L.O. Casella (Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue, Etc., London, 1860).
Bought in London of E.M. Clarke (August, 1839) for 3 13 6Collection
Moosnick Museum - Scientific Apparatus