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Fun fact: Early papers politely call samples ‘intestinal air.’ We salute their restraint.
19th‑Century Gas Collection Apparatus
When curiosity meets glassware: a rig for catching and measuring the most elusive of lab samples.
Design
Blown‑glass bulbs with stopcocks, rubber tubing, and a graduated cylinder for volume.
Method
Collection into water‑displaced containers; subsequent analysis for composition.
Why It Matters
Demystified digestion and paved the way for modern GI research.
Provenance
- University physiology lab, 1880s
- Stored with teaching kits, 1930s
- Deaccessioned and acquired, 1998