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A The copper uescie vessel made in an oval shape, which contains the matter one wishes to distill .—;
B The copper neck of medium length, which is fitted into the uescie vessel. .—;
C The glass alembic still-head.
D The copper uescie vessel made in an oval shape, and tinned on the inside .—;
E The uentre middle section which is attached to the neck ..—;
F The neck, which is quite long and also tinned.
G The chapiteau head of glass, with its refrigeratoire cooling jacket made of lotton brass. .—;
H The uaisseau vessel of lotton brass into which cold water constantly flows. .—;
I The robinet tap or chantepleure faucet through which the heated water is drawn .—;
Watercolor illustrations show various laboratory components. At the top left is an orange-brown oval vessel. In the top center is a separate copper neck. At the top right is a blue-green glass still-head. In the center are two funnels of different sizes. On the bottom right, the fully assembled apparatus is shown with a round copper base, a long neck, and a yellow cylindrical cooling jacket surrounding the glass head. A small tap on the cooling jacket is shown dripping water into a delivery tube.
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