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Filter Candle - Doultan, Porcelain, circa 1900
Reg. No: HT 2882
- Summary:
- Porcelain filter candle, c1900, invented by Pasteur's colleague Chamberland. Used for filtering bacteria from fluids. Superseded by membrane filtration. Photos available showing use in "Committed to Saving Lives" by A Brogan. Used by Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) Limited, Parkville, Victoria. Manufactured by Doultan
- Description:
- Candle-shaped porcelain cylinder, with wider collar of glazed porcelain at one end.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from CSL Ltd (Commonwealth Serum Laboratories), 2004
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 4.00 cm (Width), 24.00 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | filtration, laboratory apparatus |
| Themes this item is part of: | Psychiatric Institutions of the Past, Medicine in Society Collection, Science & Measurement Collection, CSL (Commonwealth Serum Laboratories) Collection |
| On Display at: | Melbourne Museum |
| Primary Classification: | MEDICINE & HEALTH |
| Secondary Classification: | Medical Research |
| Tertiary Classification: | laboratory equipment |
| Inscriptions: | Text around top: "Doultan filter/Pasteur System/Made in England" |
| Inventor: | Doulton, Chamberland, England, Great Britain |
| User: | CSL Ltd (Commonwealth Serum Laboratories), Parkville, Victoria, Australia, circa 1900 |
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