Thick wick composed of tow

Made:
1800-1900
Thick wick composed of tow

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Thick wick composed of tow
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Thick wick composed of tow, or unworked fibres possibly from flax soft cylindrical, twisted with length of string attched to one end, English (?), 1800-1900

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A655552
Materials:
tow, flax, unworked
type:
wicks