sealed glass tube of krypton gas
Date: dated 1926
Inventory Number: 1998-1-1633
Classification: Chemical
Subject:
Maker: Collège de France (founded 1870)
Cultural Region:
Place of Origin:
Dimensions:
Overall - Storage: 11 x 39.5 x 16 cm (4 5/16 x 15 9/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
bottle: 3 x 25 x 4.9 cm (1 3/16 x 9 13/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Accessories: wooden storage box
Description:
Class Q substance. Inert gas, non-flammable. Glass vial of Krypton wrapped in cotton, packed in rectangular wooden box with removable lid.
Signedprinted in black on white label on bottle: COLLEGE DE FRANCE
Inscribedhand-written on white label on bottle: Krypton pur/ vol. = 108cc; pression = 705 min. / à 18° / A. Iepape, 1926' hand-written on white label on bottle: It is strictly forbidden / to touch the stop cocks. / Made in France. / Défense absolue / de toucher aux robinets.; stamped in black on lid of wooden box: MADE IN FRANCE; printed on wooden box: Krypton Read [?] Apr 5/26
FunctionChemistry.