technical apparatus was run. The date was July 2nd 1909. For details of the
apparatus see p.40 of the reprint which I have pleasure in enclosing.
If the Science Museum wishes to have these tubes it would give me great pleasure to
present them and I would bring them up personally.
Yours sincerely,
R. Le Rossignol.
With Robert’s offer now in writing and ‘official’, the Museum had to decide
what to do and respond accordingly. There was a short, hand written, correspondence between Barclay and the Director Frank Sherwood Taylor
(FST) in mid December ’52;
Director,
This is interesting, but the tubes will not be much to look at, and in view of their
contents, should not, perhaps, be exhibited. However, they are historical and the
kind of thing that we might preserve. What do you think?
A.B. 13.12.52
Mr. Barclay,
We should accept these; I think they should be quite safe as long as nothing that
would be injured by ammonia is in the case. The volume of ammonia would be only
about 6 litres and could do little harm.
FST
Barclay wrote to Robert again to arrange a convenient time to meet him,
Robert subsequently bringing his tubes to the Museum on 22 December
1952. The specimens were officially accepted by Sherwood Taylor in a letter
dated 30 December 1952, but there was also the inevitable ‘housekeeping’ to
attend to;
Dear Mr. Rossignol,
It is with much pleasure that I am able to accept the first
tubes of ammonia liquefied by the Haber process on July
2
nd
, 1909, which you have generously presented to the
National Collections. The historical interest in these
specimens will increase as time goes on and I am most
grateful to you for depositing them here.
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D. Sheppard
apparatus see p.40 of the reprint which I have pleasure in enclosing.
If the Science Museum wishes to have these tubes it would give me great pleasure to
present them and I would bring them up personally.
Yours sincerely,
R. Le Rossignol.
With Robert’s offer now in writing and ‘official’, the Museum had to decide
what to do and respond accordingly. There was a short, hand written, correspondence between Barclay and the Director Frank Sherwood Taylor
(FST) in mid December ’52;
Director,
This is interesting, but the tubes will not be much to look at, and in view of their
contents, should not, perhaps, be exhibited. However, they are historical and the
kind of thing that we might preserve. What do you think?
A.B. 13.12.52
Mr. Barclay,
We should accept these; I think they should be quite safe as long as nothing that
would be injured by ammonia is in the case. The volume of ammonia would be only
about 6 litres and could do little harm.
FST
Barclay wrote to Robert again to arrange a convenient time to meet him,
Robert subsequently bringing his tubes to the Museum on 22 December
1952. The specimens were officially accepted by Sherwood Taylor in a letter
dated 30 December 1952, but there was also the inevitable ‘housekeeping’ to
attend to;
Dear Mr. Rossignol,
It is with much pleasure that I am able to accept the first
tubes of ammonia liquefied by the Haber process on July
2
nd
, 1909, which you have generously presented to the
National Collections. The historical interest in these
specimens will increase as time goes on and I am most
grateful to you for depositing them here.
464
D. Sheppard