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probably made in England

Lamp furnace
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This oil-burning lamp furnace was used in chemical demonstrations for heating preparations to high temperatures. It dates from around 1800 and was made, probably in England, to a design by Robert Percival (1756-1839).

The single-wick lamp is surrounded by a tinned iron furnace which contains a hinged door and is supported on three legs. A flared upper portion is fixed to the top to accommodate the vessel to be heated, which can be supported by six adjustable wire rods.

Robert Percival was an Irishman who had graduated with an MD at the University of Edinburgh in 1780. In 1785 he was elected first professor of chemistry at Trinity College in Dublin. This example may have been acquired by Joseph Black and was demonstrated by his successor T. C. Hope to the chemistry class.

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