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Glass mortar used on the BURRUMBEET
Glass mortar used on the BURRUMBEET

Glass mortar used on the BURRUMBEET

Date1880-1900
Object number00005913
NameMortar
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 39 x 77 x 68 mm, 0.2 kg
ClassificationsTools and equipment
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionGlass mortar for medical preparations, from a ship's medicine chest 00005897. Used by the chief engineer on the BURRUMBEET. The protruding lip on one side of the mortar is the glass pestle 00005914.