A metal tube is attached vertically to the steel base. Another smaller tube for attaching a gas line projects from the base of the main tube. An air vent is located just above the smaller projecting tube. The burner is topped by a conical flare with circular perforations in the top.
Accession Number: 2009.ph.36
Alternative Name: Meker Burner
Primary Materials: Metal
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Dimensions (cm): Height = 15cm, Diameter of base = 8
Providing heat. Meker burners provide a hotter flame than a standard Bunsen burner, and one with a larger diameter.
Good. The top of the burner shows some signs of corrosion. The perforated mesh is blackened in places. The whole of the object is slightly scuffed and dented from use.
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University of Toronto Department of Physics
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