Summary

Filter Candle Sintered Glass. This one is ultrafine porosity. Capable of retaining bacteria. Coarser grades are available. "fine" and "ultrafine" sintered glass can be coated with collodion for ultrafiltration as with unglazed porcelain candles.
Used by Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) Limited, Parkville, Victoria.

Physical Description

Glass tube with while coating top to bottom. Clear glass bulb at one end, narrowing to an open tube at the other.

Significance

Example of glassware used at CSL

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