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1887.6.1

Wooden back-scratcher, flat piece of wood with carved knob at one end and two carved legs. [MJD 04/09/2009]

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1887.6.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden back-scratcher, flat piece of wood with carved knob at one end and two carved legs. [MJD 04/09/2009]
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector John Thomas Long
PRM source John Thomas Long
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1887
Date collected
By 1887
Acquisition information
Donated: 1887
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Width 25 mm, Height 106 mm, Height 10 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1887.6.1
Research and responses

Note that this item is not listed in the Department of Zoology & Comparative Anatomy. Presentation Book Vol. 1 1883-1948 ...1887, nor in the OUMNH annual report for that year [AP 16/10/2012]

Search terms: Toilet, Music, Back Scratcher, Toilet Article, Musical Instrument

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