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This glass phial was a child's toy of the late 19th century. When the pink alcohol inside is warmed by hand it boils violently.

Glass phial with a bulbous end entered by a narrow inner tube containing pink alcohol which jumps up the main tube when warmed in the hand, a child's toy of the late 19th century

The children of working-class families relied for play on home-made toys and street games. As the 19th century went on, better-off children had access to an increasing range of toys and books.

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• Online ID: 000-100-001-676-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.NS 97
• Date: Late 19th century
  
• Material: Glass; alcohol, pink
  Toy, child's
  
• Dimensions: 100 mm L x 17 mm tube D
  
• What: Toy, child's
  
• Subject: Sports (NMAS Classification)
  
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