Accession No

6254

Brief Description

display case containing 10 wax models of the lower jaw of deer, by Hermann Eppler, German, c. 1930

Origin

Germany; Rudolstadt

Maker

Eppler, Hermann

Class

biology; demonstration

Earliest Date

1930

Latest Date

1930

Inscription Date

Material

glass; wood (ebonised); wax; paper; metal

Dimensions

Glass case: 31 x 25cm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Dorotheum Auction House, Palais Dorotheum, A-1010 Wien, Dorotheergasse 17, Austria. Lot 159 in Historische Wissenschaftliche Instrumente und Globen sale, 29/10/2008.

Inscription

[top left corner of glass front]
HERMANN EPPLER
Lehrmittelwerjstatteb
RUDOLSTADT i/THUR
[Main label in front of case]
Modelle zum Bestimmen des Rehalters
nach Geh. Reg. Rat Dr. Strose,
Leiter des Instituts und Geschaftsfuhrer der “Gesellschaft fur Jagdkunde (e. V.)”.
[small label bottom left back]
Wachspraparat.
Vor Sonnenstrahlen und grosser Hitze schutzen!
[title on large label on back]
Anleltung zum Bestimmen des Zahnalters.

Description Notes

Display case containing 10 wax models of the lower jaw of deer, by Hermann Eppler, c. 1930, German. Models show deers’ jaws from 7 months to 10 years old. Made by Lehrmittelwerkstatten Hermann Eppler, Rudolstadt, Germany.

Case contains label which reads:
Modelle zum Bestimmen des Rehalters

Ebonised wooden case with glass front held in place by black tape, containing 10 wax models of deer’s lower jaws, fixed to back of case. They are arranged in two columns of five. They document the development at: 7 Months; 1 Year 2 Months; 2 Years 2 Months; 3 Years 2 Months; 4 Years; 5 Years 2 Months; 6 Years; 7 Years; 8 Years; and 10 Years.

The teeth on all models are marked with think black lines that indicate the number of teeth and also help to illustrate their growth. The second model has different sections of the jaw labelled MIII, MII, MI, PIII, PII, PI. All the models have been painted in detail.

The case has a large paper label pasted onto its reverse side, the title of which is:
Anleltung zum Bestimmen des Zahnalters [Instructions for determining the tooth age]
This sheet contains considerable detail on how to use the models to help determine the age of deer from their teeth.

Condition: Good/fair

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