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1927.45.1.11

Nipple wrench for a firearm. The object has a pricker screwed into the top. [MdeA 29/08/2008]

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1927.45.1.11

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Collection type
Object
Description
Nipple wrench for a firearm. The object has a pricker screwed into the top. [MdeA 29/08/2008]
Cultural groups
English
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1845
Date collected
By 1927
Acquisition information
Donated: 1927
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Material Brass Metal, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal), Process Incised
Dimensions
Length: max 122 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1927.45.1.11
Research and responses

The donor - Miss Hatchet Jackson - is probably related to William Hatchett Jackson, who read Natural History at New College (1870-73), and later taught on the Natural Science degree (at Keble College), becoming the Radcliffe's Librarian in 1900. [Dan Hicks 22/04/2013]

Search terms: Firearm Weapon, Tool, Firearm Accessory

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