Varley-type Dipping Tubes ('Fishing Tubes')
Invented by: Cornelius Varley, c. 1831
c. Mid 19th Century
DESCRIPTION: These are 'dipping tubes' made of glass. Varley called them 'fishing tubes'. One is straight and one with a curved end. There is a bulge at the controlling end which would allow the use of rubber bulb control rather than finger control, if desired. They are about XXX diameter and XXXX inches long.
HISTORY
These were reported by Cornelius Varley in 1831 in the Transactions of the Royal Society of Arts. He described their use like a pipette used by chemists but for obtaining and manipulating microscopic life forms:
