Six small pieces of quartz rod

Made:
1887-1892 in England
maker:
Charles Vernon Boys
Six small pieces of quartz rod (two broken into fragments

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Six small pieces of quartz rod (two broken into fragments
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Six small pieces of quartz rod (two broken into fragments, one into 4 fragments) associated with Charles Vernon Boys' original bow for shooting quartz fibres, England, 1887.

Details

Category:
Heat
Object Number:
1931-252
Materials:
quartz
Measurements:
overall: 7 mm x 14 mm x 10 mm, , .005kg
two: x 24 mm x , 1 mm,
one: x 40 mm x , 9 mm,
type:
rod
credit:
Boys, Sir Charles Vernon