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History of Science Museum

Ivory Handle with Perforated Tubes

Inventory Number 10952


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.10952

Item type
Object
Physical material
Ivory
Metal
Paper
Dimensions
Diameter: 12mm Width: 107mm Weight: 10g
Inventory No
10952

Description

Small ivory instrument. One end unscrews to act as a handle(?) -- there is a small hole and clamp for holding small(?), perforated tubes that come with the instrument. These tubes are stored in the other end of the instrument, with the end unscrewing so that they can be accessed. Two out of four tubes are present. The tubes have four and five perforations respectively.