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An alchemist peering into a glass vessel. Mezzotint by F.R. Say, 1819, after J. Northcote.

A large chemical laboratory filled with apparatus and types of glass vessel. Engraving, 1778.

A large chemical laboratory filled with distilling apparatus and many types of glass vessel. Engraving, 177-.

A chemist holds up a flask to show his young assistant. Woodcut.

A man in a white coat carrying heavy glass jars in a metal holder. Colour lithograph after L. Cusden.

Powder produced from the decay of medical records. Jars.

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