Scientific Glassware Set

Made by Unknown glassblowerc. 1931Heidelberg, Germany

A set of hand-blown laboratory glassware — flasks and a retort — from a German university chemistry laboratory. Before standardized borosilicate supply, each laboratory's glassblower shaped its instruments; the maker's pontil marks are the only signature.

Provenance

1931

Blown for a university chemistry laboratory

unverified

1972

Acquired by Meyer family at laboratory closure

owner supplied

2026

Digitally preserved in Relic

confirmed

Current Custodian

Meyer Family Collection

Bavaria, Germany

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Digital viewingpublic
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Record Metadata

CategoryScientific Instruments

MaterialsSoda-lime glass

DimensionsLargest flask 22 cm height

ConditionGood; one flask with stable rim chip

Digital Record

24 high-res images (8,192 × 6,144)

3D Mesh / Photogrammetry

Precise digital measurements

Doc. Score: 52/100Scanned 8/30/2026

Cite this object

Relic Archive. (c. 1931). Scientific Glassware Set [Object record]. Relic Object RL-1931-000156.