Turned wooden drug mill

Made:
1701-1800
Turned wooden drug mill, bulbous with flat circular base

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Turned wooden drug mill, bulbous with flat circular base
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Turned wooden drug mill, bulbous with flat circular base, sections may be unscrewed, European, 18th century

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A654803
Materials:
wood and iron
Measurements:
height 190 mm
max.: diameter 70 mm
type:
mills

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