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Description
Figure 27. Mill bottle invented by Dr. Hugh R. Mill of the Scottish MarineStation in 1884. This bottle was modified from the design of the Meyer bottleand fitted with a rubber disc to enhance its water-tightness. It also was fitted with an automatic closing device and became known as the Mill self-lockingwater bottle. Left: descending. Right: ascending.
Credit
Oceanographic Museum of Monaco
Photographer
Y. Berard
Category
Voyage to Inner Space
History of Oceanography Collection
The Early Instruments - Collections of the Oceanographic Museum at Monaco
Water Sampling Bottles
Keywords
Oceanography
Historical instruments