Description

Glass flask with a wide base that tapers into a narrow neck. White graduation marks for 800, 1200, 1600, and 2000 milliliters are inscribed on one side of the objects. Text on the object reads: "2000 mL / KIMAX / No.26500 / Stopper No. 10"

This flask is made of Kimax, the Kimble trade name for borosilicate glass. The Erlenmeyer flask is named after Emil Erlenmeyer (1825–1909), a German organic chemist who designed the flask in the late 1850s. This type of flask is characterized by its wide base, tapered sides, and short neck.

The Kimble glass company was founded in 1902 by Colonel Evan Ewan Kimble in Chicago, and specialized in glassware for scientific use. The company was a pioneer in the mass production of laboratory glassware thanks to their development of a process for automatic glassblowing.

This object was used by the MIT Chemistry Department until it was donated to the museum in 1978.

Type

marked

Location

side

Text

2000 mL / KIMAX / No.26500 / Stopper No. 10