Sam Levine4d ago

When you go to get something out of the cabinet (which turned out not to be there anyway) and discover something else is A Problem.

This was the boron tribromide with the "use in three months of pack date" that I was shipped in July of last year. I haven't touched it since maybe late September, at which point it looked pretty normal. The bottle itself is inside this secondary container and I'm a little worried what it's going to look like when I open it...plastic cap maybe totally disintegrated?

#Chemistry #ChemiVerse

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@SRLevine hi again, just found another box of stuff that I have no idea about.

Could you tell me what this is for please?

#Chemistry #antiques

May 31 at 8:15amWeb
Show threadDrWhosit1d ago
@shemjm @SRLevine Quickfit apparatus was usually used for distillations and reactions requiring heating. The joints were designed to fit snuggly and could be sealed with just a little grease for airtightness if needed. Looks like you have a few thermometers and pear shaped flasks, a delivery tube and some thin tubes for sending the product to a collecting recepticle.
Show threadshem1d ago
@Franca @SRLevine thanks, I'm not really interested in chemistry. Maybe I should try to sell these bits
Show threadSam Levine1d ago

@shemjm @Franca Looks like a pretty standard student distillation setup, don't know how much money it would be worth to anyone unless it's collectible in some way (they sell pretty much identical modern versions of this both from scientific suppliers and places like amazon or ebay).

The problem might be that you have a mercury containing thermometer in there, which if I was in the market for a kit like this would having me backing up rapidly. The idea of potentially having to manage a broken one is a big nope.

Show threadshem13h ago
@SRLevine @Franca oh right, I should probably check that they are in okay condition. I have another box of the same equipment too.
Show threadDrWhosit18h ago
@shemjm @SRLevine Sure, there might be high schools even that could be interested. (if they have labs)