Decoction apparatus (aka infusio
Decoction apparatus (aka infusion apparatus), Germany, ca. 1900, brass, iron, etc. Pharmaceutical laboratory apparatus or water bath for the preparation of herbal extracts and the like. Oval, double-walled iron housing on three legs, surrounded by a hollow brass ring; bearing the company stamp “G.J. Mürrle Apparate-Fabrik Pforzheim” on the front. Openings for two infusion jars, made of pewter or porcelain with wooden handles. Worn and somewhat dented. H. 39 cm
Decoction apparatus (aka infusion apparatus), Germany, ca. 1900, brass, iron, etc. Pharmaceutical laboratory apparatus or water bath for the preparation of herbal extracts and the like. Oval, double-walled iron housing on three legs, surrounded by a hollow brass ring; bearing the company stamp “G.J. Mürrle Apparate-Fabrik Pforzheim” on the front. Openings for two infusion jars, made of pewter or porcelain with wooden handles. Worn and somewhat dented. H. 39 cm