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1936.18.10

Gun-powder tester with iron mechanism including ratchet-wheel and a turned wooden handle. [LM 10/10/2007]

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1936.18.10

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Collection type
Object
Description
Gun-powder tester with iron mechanism including ratchet-wheel and a turned wooden handle. [LM 10/10/2007]
Geographical reference
France
Europe > Western Europe > France
Avignon
Cultural groups
French
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1936
Date collected
By 1936
Acquisition information
Donated: 1936
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Iron Metal, Process Turned
Dimensions
Length: max 250 mm, Width: max 65 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1936.18.10
Associated publications
Illustrated in colour on page 92 of The Pitt Rivers Museum: A World Within, by Michael O’Hanlon (London: Scala, 2014). Caption (same page) reads: ’68 (above) Gunpowder tester; a sample exploded in the cylinder (extreme right) moved the notched wheel. Length 250 mm Donated by W.J. Birch-Reynardson 1936.18.10’ [MJD (Verve) 19/2/2016]

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