Compressed brown peat from Ireland

Made:
1843-1889 in Republic of Ireland
preparer:
John Richardson Wigham
Brown peat from Ireland compressed into a cylindrical shape by

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Brown peat from Ireland compressed into a cylindrical shape by
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Brown peat from Ireland compressed into a cylindrical shape by hydraulic machinery, presented by J.R. Wigham

Details

Category:
Metallurgy
Object Number:
1889-164/4
Materials:
peat
Measurements:
overall: 60 mm x x , 100 mm,
type:
specimen, fuel and peat
credit:
John Percy Collection