Fermenter

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Object Details

Description

Cylindrical stainless-steel fermenter with threaded apertures and domed bottom, serial no. 279, with “7-28-47” date on a label. This was used for penicillin research at The USDA Northern Regional Research Laboratory in Peoria, Ill., in the 1940s.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Transfer from U.S. Department of Agriculture, Science & Education Administration, Northern Regional Research Center

date made

1940s

ID Number

1981.0734.01

accession number

1981.0734

catalog number

1981.0734.01

Object Name

Fermenter, Penicillin

Other Terms

Fermenter, Penicillin; Laboratory Equipment

Physical Description

metal, stainless steel (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 71 cm x 30 cm; 27 15/16 in x 11 13/16 in

overall: 28 1/2 in x 12 1/2 in x 13 1/2 in; 72.39 cm x 31.75 cm x 34.29 cm

place made

United States: Minnesota, St. Paul

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-08bd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_688415