Name of Object:

Gas burner

Other name of the Object (second name):

Set of Bunsen burners

Location:

Lisbon, Portugal

Holding Institution:

National Museum of Natural History and Science (MUHNAC) / Museums of the University of Lisbon

 About National Museum of Natural History and Science (MUHNAC) / Museums of the University of Lisbon, Lisbon

Holding Institution (original language):

Museu Nacional da Historia Natural e da Ciencia (MUHNAC)

Date of Object:

c. 1900–20

Author:

Maker unknown, the object is unsigned

Inventory Number:

MUHNAC-UL-3107

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Metal

Dimensions:

22x18x5 cm

Description:

The object is a set of four Bunsen burners, in metal. Each burner has its own regulation valve for gas. The Bunsen Burner is still today widely used in chemistry laboratories.

Citation of this web page:

Marta C. Lourenço (MUHNAC-UL) "Gas burner" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;pt;42;en

Prepared by: Marta C. Lourenço (MUHNAC-UL)

MWNF Working Number: PT 096