Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2007.22.048
Accession#:
2007.22
Credit Line:
Transferred from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
Object Name:
Pipe, Draught
Title:
Blow Pipe
Year Range from:
1950
Year Range to:
1996
Description:
Blow Pipe
Yellow metal pipe. Starts out narrow and widens at other end. Pipe is straight except for a 90 degree curve in the pipe about an inch from the narrow end.
Notes:
Blow pipes are used in flame testing to check for the presence of certain elements in a mineral sample. The user blows into it and onto a flame, thereby making the flame burn harder.
Search Terms:
JMIC
T&E
Assaying
Prospecting
Mining
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