Government Laboratories
Date
1901
Creator - Organisation
George Newnes Limited, Publisher
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 117mm
width (print): 151mm
width (print): 151mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Interior view of the Government Laboratories at Clement's Inn Passage, Strand, London. Showing a male technician in profile, with a magnifying glass [?] in hand. The laboratory bench has various beakers of liquids, with hydrometers floating in them, presumably for testing their accuracy in analysing alcohol content. There is a second technician behind.
Not captioned or stamped. This image was used in the article 'The Government Laboratory', by John Mills, The Strand Magazine, vol.21, May 1901, pp.561-571, and captioned: 'Testing hydrometers'.
From the papers of Thomas Thorpe. Sir Thomas Edward Thorpe (1845-1925), British chemist served as Chief Chemist to the British Government, as Director of the Government Laboratory, from 1894 to 1909. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1863.
Not captioned or stamped. This image was used in the article 'The Government Laboratory', by John Mills, The Strand Magazine, vol.21, May 1901, pp.561-571, and captioned: 'Testing hydrometers'.
From the papers of Thomas Thorpe. Sir Thomas Edward Thorpe (1845-1925), British chemist served as Chief Chemist to the British Government, as Director of the Government Laboratory, from 1894 to 1909. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1863.
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