Luhme Gas Burner
Unknown Maker
19th century
On 3 legs, a circular tube with burner in the center. Legs continue up to support 2 support stages above burner. Wooden handle connects to leg. Burner has Argard feature which was used in many lamps.
Overall: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
2002.1.34185
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Scientific Instrument
Research Area
Scientific Instrument
Scientific Instrument: Heat
Not on view
Published References
Poggendorf's Annalen der Physik und Chemie, Erganzungsband III. Leipzig: Johann Ambrosius Barth (1853), p. 38.
Provenance
Medical School, Dartmouth College; catalogued into the Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, 2002.
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