Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2007.22.041
Accession#:
2007.22
Credit Line:
Transferred from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
Object Name:
Dish, Evaporating
Title:
Silver Hot Plate
Year Range from:
1950
Year Range to:
1994
Description:
Hot Plate
Small, thin, square piece of silver. Discoloration in the upper left corner (front) and on back of top.
Used to test materials.
Notes:
Made from silver. Silver had certain properties which made it good for testing certain minerals. It was placed on a Bunsen burner and then a sample would be placed on top of it to heat the sample.
Search Terms:
Assaying
Mining
JMIC
T&E
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