| Reference Number | MIMM/2017-5/65 |
| Title | Spirit Lamp |
| Date | 1900-1949 |
| Description | This is a spirit lamp burner composed of a glass jar and a screw brass burner fitting with a canvas cord, which was supposed to be immersed in burning liquid. The item usually came with a lid, which in this case is missing. Corrosion and dust are present. This type of lamp was used during urine testing as heat source for sterilisation, concentration, and controlled reactions. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 70mm x 90mm x 70mm |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Spirit-Lamp |
| Term | Clinical Laboratory Techniques -- Instrumentation |
| Urinalysis -- Instrumentation |