Lott's Chemistry Set No. 2
Chemistry Set
1950-1969 (manufactured)
1950-1969 (manufactured)
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Green cardboard box, minus lid, with a yellow cardboard frame inside, housing the equipment.
Labels marked: 'LOTT'S CHEMISTRY'
Equipment
1. Cylindrical Card Box with metal lid. Marked 'LOTT's CHEMISTRY, Powedered Alum, with chemical formula, and LITTLE JOHN DRUM'. On the lid is stamped 'No. 1/4s RaS Ltd C.' black and white paper label.
2. Box as 1, containing Potassium permanganate, blue and black label.
3. Box as 1, containing Sodium Bicarbonate, green and black label.
4. Box as 3, containing decolorising charcoal.
5. Box as 3, containing Potassium Nitrate.
6. Box as 3, containing Sodium Thiosulphate.
7. Box as 2, containing Manganese Dioxide.
8. Box as 2, containing Copper Sulphate.
9. Box as 1, Containing Sodium Carbonate.
10. Box as 1, containing Potassium Bichromate (subsititute) red and white label.
11. Box as 10, containing Zinc dust.
12. Box as 1, containing flowers of Sulphur, yellow and black label.
13. Box as 12, containing Strontium Nitrate.
14. Box as 12, containing Calcium Carbonate.
15. Box as 1, but with cream plastic lid, containing Sodium Carbonate.
16. Box as 15, containing Rochelle Salt.
17. Box as 15, containing Zinc dust, red and black label.
18. Box as 17, containing Glucose.
19. Box as 15, containing Potassium Nitrate, green and black label.
20. Box as 19, containing Sodium Thiosulphate.
21. Box as 15, containing Manganese Dioxide, blue and black label.
22. Box as 1, no lid, containing Ammonium Chloride.
23. Glass Cylindrical bottle, stamped 'LOTTS CHEMISTRY' on the back, black plastic screw top lid, blue label printed 'Sky Blue'.
24. Bottle as 23, labelled Ammonium Carbonate, empty.
25. Bottle as 23, lanelled Bleaching Powder.
26. Bottle as 23, labelled Potassium Iodate, yellow label.
27. Bottle as 26, labelled Iron Sulphate.
28. Bottle as 23, labelled Potassium Iodide, red label.
29. Bottle as 28, labelled Sodium Bisulphate, lid missing.
30. Bottle as 23, labelled Sodium Bisulphite, green label.
31. Glass cylindrical bottle, black plastic screw top, green paper label printed 'Sodium Silicate' and formula, label on lid with 27 handwritted on it.
32. Bottle as 31, labelled Sodium Bisulphite and 28.
33. Bottle as 31, labelled Sodium Bisulphate, 26, orange label.
34. Bottle as 31, labelled Sodium Hydrosulphite, 35, yellow label.
35. Bottle as 34, labelled Iron Sulphate, 23.
36. Bottle as 31, labelled Ammonium Carbonate, 21, blue label.
37. Clear plastic bottle with black plastic screw top, paper label with 'ORDINARY LIME' (sic)
38. Clear plastic cylindrical bottle, orange plastic lid, green and cream label printed with 'LOTT'S CHEMISTRY' and 'RED PROSSIATE OF POTASH'.
39. Glass bottle with white plastic screw top, green label printed 'LITMOS POWDER'.
40-45. Clear glass test tubes with rounded bottoms.
46. Tube as 40, with cork top, orange and yellow label printed 'LOGWOOD CHIPS'.
47. Tube as 46, labelled Sodium Carbonate.
48. Tube as 46, labelled Potassium Nitrate.
49. Tube as 46, labelled Logwood Crystals.
50. Tube as 46, labelled Sodium Thiosulphate.
51. Tube as 46, labelled Alum.
52. Tube as 46, labelled Sodium Thiosulphate.
53. Tube as 46, labelled Iron Sulphate, top of tube broken.
54. Tube as 46, labelled Ammonium Carbonate, empty,
55. Tube as 46, labelled Magnesium Carbonate, empty, no cork.
56. Tube as 46, unlabelled, green paper inside tube.
57. Tube as 56, yellow paper.
58, 59. Stirring Rods, glass.
60. Strirring rod, glass.
61. Delivery tube, glass.
62, Wire test tube holder.
63. Flask, flat bottom, plastic.
64, Funnel filter, glass.
65. Tin spirit burner, cylindrical box in 2 ticks with a central wick (almost exhuasted). To the side is a pole with a round wheel at the other end. Instructions on the use of the lamp are pasted to the box inside.
66. Paraffin Burner, glass bottle with brass screw top and a wick, with cotton wool inside and a yellow and orange instructions label pasted to the outside.
67. Bunsen Burner, domed black metal base with central pin onto which is slotted as hollow metal tube with an airhole at one side. On the base side is another metal tube attached to rubber piping.
68. Rubber tubing.
69. Rubber tubing.
70 - 73. 4 Cork stoppers.
74. Test tube stand, red plastic for 4 tubes. Marked 'MERIT' and 'NOT FOR HEATED TUBES'.
75. Envelope, pink and white, printed 'LOTT'S CHEMISTRY' 'MAGNESIUM RIBBON', contains 1 strip.
76. Envelope, brown, printed as 75, empty.
77. Envelope, as 75, printed 'LITMOS PAPER'.
78. Circular Tin Tray with upturned edge stamped to form a crinckled design.
79. Cork with a hole in the centre and a glass rod in the hole.
80. Yellow cardboard box printed in black 'COMPATATOR PAPER NO 2430 B FOR NICKEL AND ACID ZINC SOLUTIONS PH RANGE 3.9-5.4.' made by W. Canning Co. Ltd. Instructions printed on the back, and a scale indicator printed on the front.
81. Packet and individual piece of filter paper.
82. Plastic magnifying glass marked 'Made in England, square frame'.
Labels marked: 'LOTT'S CHEMISTRY'
Equipment
1. Cylindrical Card Box with metal lid. Marked 'LOTT's CHEMISTRY, Powedered Alum, with chemical formula, and LITTLE JOHN DRUM'. On the lid is stamped 'No. 1/4s RaS Ltd C.' black and white paper label.
2. Box as 1, containing Potassium permanganate, blue and black label.
3. Box as 1, containing Sodium Bicarbonate, green and black label.
4. Box as 3, containing decolorising charcoal.
5. Box as 3, containing Potassium Nitrate.
6. Box as 3, containing Sodium Thiosulphate.
7. Box as 2, containing Manganese Dioxide.
8. Box as 2, containing Copper Sulphate.
9. Box as 1, Containing Sodium Carbonate.
10. Box as 1, containing Potassium Bichromate (subsititute) red and white label.
11. Box as 10, containing Zinc dust.
12. Box as 1, containing flowers of Sulphur, yellow and black label.
13. Box as 12, containing Strontium Nitrate.
14. Box as 12, containing Calcium Carbonate.
15. Box as 1, but with cream plastic lid, containing Sodium Carbonate.
16. Box as 15, containing Rochelle Salt.
17. Box as 15, containing Zinc dust, red and black label.
18. Box as 17, containing Glucose.
19. Box as 15, containing Potassium Nitrate, green and black label.
20. Box as 19, containing Sodium Thiosulphate.
21. Box as 15, containing Manganese Dioxide, blue and black label.
22. Box as 1, no lid, containing Ammonium Chloride.
23. Glass Cylindrical bottle, stamped 'LOTTS CHEMISTRY' on the back, black plastic screw top lid, blue label printed 'Sky Blue'.
24. Bottle as 23, labelled Ammonium Carbonate, empty.
25. Bottle as 23, lanelled Bleaching Powder.
26. Bottle as 23, labelled Potassium Iodate, yellow label.
27. Bottle as 26, labelled Iron Sulphate.
28. Bottle as 23, labelled Potassium Iodide, red label.
29. Bottle as 28, labelled Sodium Bisulphate, lid missing.
30. Bottle as 23, labelled Sodium Bisulphite, green label.
31. Glass cylindrical bottle, black plastic screw top, green paper label printed 'Sodium Silicate' and formula, label on lid with 27 handwritted on it.
32. Bottle as 31, labelled Sodium Bisulphite and 28.
33. Bottle as 31, labelled Sodium Bisulphate, 26, orange label.
34. Bottle as 31, labelled Sodium Hydrosulphite, 35, yellow label.
35. Bottle as 34, labelled Iron Sulphate, 23.
36. Bottle as 31, labelled Ammonium Carbonate, 21, blue label.
37. Clear plastic bottle with black plastic screw top, paper label with 'ORDINARY LIME' (sic)
38. Clear plastic cylindrical bottle, orange plastic lid, green and cream label printed with 'LOTT'S CHEMISTRY' and 'RED PROSSIATE OF POTASH'.
39. Glass bottle with white plastic screw top, green label printed 'LITMOS POWDER'.
40-45. Clear glass test tubes with rounded bottoms.
46. Tube as 40, with cork top, orange and yellow label printed 'LOGWOOD CHIPS'.
47. Tube as 46, labelled Sodium Carbonate.
48. Tube as 46, labelled Potassium Nitrate.
49. Tube as 46, labelled Logwood Crystals.
50. Tube as 46, labelled Sodium Thiosulphate.
51. Tube as 46, labelled Alum.
52. Tube as 46, labelled Sodium Thiosulphate.
53. Tube as 46, labelled Iron Sulphate, top of tube broken.
54. Tube as 46, labelled Ammonium Carbonate, empty,
55. Tube as 46, labelled Magnesium Carbonate, empty, no cork.
56. Tube as 46, unlabelled, green paper inside tube.
57. Tube as 56, yellow paper.
58, 59. Stirring Rods, glass.
60. Strirring rod, glass.
61. Delivery tube, glass.
62, Wire test tube holder.
63. Flask, flat bottom, plastic.
64, Funnel filter, glass.
65. Tin spirit burner, cylindrical box in 2 ticks with a central wick (almost exhuasted). To the side is a pole with a round wheel at the other end. Instructions on the use of the lamp are pasted to the box inside.
66. Paraffin Burner, glass bottle with brass screw top and a wick, with cotton wool inside and a yellow and orange instructions label pasted to the outside.
67. Bunsen Burner, domed black metal base with central pin onto which is slotted as hollow metal tube with an airhole at one side. On the base side is another metal tube attached to rubber piping.
68. Rubber tubing.
69. Rubber tubing.
70 - 73. 4 Cork stoppers.
74. Test tube stand, red plastic for 4 tubes. Marked 'MERIT' and 'NOT FOR HEATED TUBES'.
75. Envelope, pink and white, printed 'LOTT'S CHEMISTRY' 'MAGNESIUM RIBBON', contains 1 strip.
76. Envelope, brown, printed as 75, empty.
77. Envelope, as 75, printed 'LITMOS PAPER'.
78. Circular Tin Tray with upturned edge stamped to form a crinckled design.
79. Cork with a hole in the centre and a glass rod in the hole.
80. Yellow cardboard box printed in black 'COMPATATOR PAPER NO 2430 B FOR NICKEL AND ACID ZINC SOLUTIONS PH RANGE 3.9-5.4.' made by W. Canning Co. Ltd. Instructions printed on the back, and a scale indicator printed on the front.
81. Packet and individual piece of filter paper.
82. Plastic magnifying glass marked 'Made in England, square frame'.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 82 parts.
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| Title | Lott's Chemistry Set No. 2 (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Various Chemicals, cardboard, plastic, glass, cork, tin, rubber |
| Brief description | Lotts Chemistry set, England, 1950-69 |
| Physical description | Green cardboard box, minus lid, with a yellow cardboard frame inside, housing the equipment. Labels marked: 'LOTT'S CHEMISTRY' Equipment 1. Cylindrical Card Box with metal lid. Marked 'LOTT's CHEMISTRY, Powedered Alum, with chemical formula, and LITTLE JOHN DRUM'. On the lid is stamped 'No. 1/4s RaS Ltd C.' black and white paper label. 2. Box as 1, containing Potassium permanganate, blue and black label. 3. Box as 1, containing Sodium Bicarbonate, green and black label. 4. Box as 3, containing decolorising charcoal. 5. Box as 3, containing Potassium Nitrate. 6. Box as 3, containing Sodium Thiosulphate. 7. Box as 2, containing Manganese Dioxide. 8. Box as 2, containing Copper Sulphate. 9. Box as 1, Containing Sodium Carbonate. 10. Box as 1, containing Potassium Bichromate (subsititute) red and white label. 11. Box as 10, containing Zinc dust. 12. Box as 1, containing flowers of Sulphur, yellow and black label. 13. Box as 12, containing Strontium Nitrate. 14. Box as 12, containing Calcium Carbonate. 15. Box as 1, but with cream plastic lid, containing Sodium Carbonate. 16. Box as 15, containing Rochelle Salt. 17. Box as 15, containing Zinc dust, red and black label. 18. Box as 17, containing Glucose. 19. Box as 15, containing Potassium Nitrate, green and black label. 20. Box as 19, containing Sodium Thiosulphate. 21. Box as 15, containing Manganese Dioxide, blue and black label. 22. Box as 1, no lid, containing Ammonium Chloride. 23. Glass Cylindrical bottle, stamped 'LOTTS CHEMISTRY' on the back, black plastic screw top lid, blue label printed 'Sky Blue'. 24. Bottle as 23, labelled Ammonium Carbonate, empty. 25. Bottle as 23, lanelled Bleaching Powder. 26. Bottle as 23, labelled Potassium Iodate, yellow label. 27. Bottle as 26, labelled Iron Sulphate. 28. Bottle as 23, labelled Potassium Iodide, red label. 29. Bottle as 28, labelled Sodium Bisulphate, lid missing. 30. Bottle as 23, labelled Sodium Bisulphite, green label. 31. Glass cylindrical bottle, black plastic screw top, green paper label printed 'Sodium Silicate' and formula, label on lid with 27 handwritted on it. 32. Bottle as 31, labelled Sodium Bisulphite and 28. 33. Bottle as 31, labelled Sodium Bisulphate, 26, orange label. 34. Bottle as 31, labelled Sodium Hydrosulphite, 35, yellow label. 35. Bottle as 34, labelled Iron Sulphate, 23. 36. Bottle as 31, labelled Ammonium Carbonate, 21, blue label. 37. Clear plastic bottle with black plastic screw top, paper label with 'ORDINARY LIME' (sic) 38. Clear plastic cylindrical bottle, orange plastic lid, green and cream label printed with 'LOTT'S CHEMISTRY' and 'RED PROSSIATE OF POTASH'. 39. Glass bottle with white plastic screw top, green label printed 'LITMOS POWDER'. 40-45. Clear glass test tubes with rounded bottoms. 46. Tube as 40, with cork top, orange and yellow label printed 'LOGWOOD CHIPS'. 47. Tube as 46, labelled Sodium Carbonate. 48. Tube as 46, labelled Potassium Nitrate. 49. Tube as 46, labelled Logwood Crystals. 50. Tube as 46, labelled Sodium Thiosulphate. 51. Tube as 46, labelled Alum. 52. Tube as 46, labelled Sodium Thiosulphate. 53. Tube as 46, labelled Iron Sulphate, top of tube broken. 54. Tube as 46, labelled Ammonium Carbonate, empty, 55. Tube as 46, labelled Magnesium Carbonate, empty, no cork. 56. Tube as 46, unlabelled, green paper inside tube. 57. Tube as 56, yellow paper. 58, 59. Stirring Rods, glass. 60. Strirring rod, glass. 61. Delivery tube, glass. 62, Wire test tube holder. 63. Flask, flat bottom, plastic. 64, Funnel filter, glass. 65. Tin spirit burner, cylindrical box in 2 ticks with a central wick (almost exhuasted). To the side is a pole with a round wheel at the other end. Instructions on the use of the lamp are pasted to the box inside. 66. Paraffin Burner, glass bottle with brass screw top and a wick, with cotton wool inside and a yellow and orange instructions label pasted to the outside. 67. Bunsen Burner, domed black metal base with central pin onto which is slotted as hollow metal tube with an airhole at one side. On the base side is another metal tube attached to rubber piping. 68. Rubber tubing. 69. Rubber tubing. 70 - 73. 4 Cork stoppers. 74. Test tube stand, red plastic for 4 tubes. Marked 'MERIT' and 'NOT FOR HEATED TUBES'. 75. Envelope, pink and white, printed 'LOTT'S CHEMISTRY' 'MAGNESIUM RIBBON', contains 1 strip. 76. Envelope, brown, printed as 75, empty. 77. Envelope, as 75, printed 'LITMOS PAPER'. 78. Circular Tin Tray with upturned edge stamped to form a crinckled design. 79. Cork with a hole in the centre and a glass rod in the hole. 80. Yellow cardboard box printed in black 'COMPATATOR PAPER NO 2430 B FOR NICKEL AND ACID ZINC SOLUTIONS PH RANGE 3.9-5.4.' made by W. Canning Co. Ltd. Instructions printed on the back, and a scale indicator printed on the front. 81. Packet and individual piece of filter paper. 82. Plastic magnifying glass marked 'Made in England, square frame'. |
| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Object history | Gifted in 1982 [81/1891] by Mr. S. Steelman. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.108:1 to 82-1982 |
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