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Copper Distillation Still

  • 16 in. H x 8.878 in. diameter
    Copper, brass
  • On display in Making Modernity
  • 2007.110.073A-B

Description

A still is an apparatus, usually made of glass or metal, that is used to separate and purify liquids by heating them to produce a vapor, and then cooling the vapor so it condenses and can be collected.

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