it finally occurred to me to take some pictures of my dad's laboratory

it's right behind this door, which hasn't been usable for decades
my dad's a chemist, so there's a lot of this sort of thing

pipes and valves are not a scarcity here

nor are flasks

this device purports to be a recording thermometer

further measuring devices

you know, in all the years i've been coming here, my dad has never once offered to make me a milkshake