Mid 19th Century element collection by E. Merck, Darmstadt contained in glass vials.
64 in total identified by number cross referenced against a paper catalogue.
Four vials have been refabricated (bromine, platinum, sodium and possibly potassium with replacement elements).
Inside lid showing a mid 19th Century lithograph of Merck’s Darmstadt Factory.
The collection contains a sample of indium, discovered 1863, but no helium (1868), gallium (1875) , or certain rare earths which were discovered just after these dates suggesting a date of manufacture
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