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Alchometer
Artifact/Collection Number:
AC 00354
Location:
Shelf 26
A black tin case containing an alchometer apparatus, with instructions, consisting of a glass graduated cylinder, a metal tube and clip, a small candle, a small glass orb and a glass flask. This apparatus was developed by Chemistry Professor Ernest Vuilleumier as a way to test liquids for alcohol, which could be used by law enforcement during the years of Prohibition.
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Gift of Mrs. E. Vuilleumier, 1963
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