Accession No

6881

Brief Description

"The Revealer" dowsing rods, by J.C. Oliver (Leeds) Limited, English, 20th Century

Origin

England

Maker

J.C. Oliver (Leeds) Limited

Class

Earliest Date

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

wood; metal (tin, zinc, copper, lead, iron, aluminium); carbon; clay; asbestos; fabric (velvet); string; paper

Dimensions

310mm (width), 160mm (depth), 120mm (height)

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated by an individual in April 2025.

Inscription

SUPPLIED BY
J.C. OLIVER (LEEDS) LIMITED
7 EAST PARADE
LEEDS ENGLAND [plaque on inside of lid]

Description Notes

"The Revealer" dowsing rods, by J.C. Oliver (Leeds) Limited, English, 20th Century.

A pair of metal dowsing rods, each made up of one larger cylindrical handle, and two thin indicator rods. These come with a mineral bracket, comprising ten strings with nine different materials, and one without a material. The 'minerals' on the bracket are tin, zinc, carbon, copper, salt glaze pipe, iron, asbestos, lead and aluminium. All parts of the instrument fit into a velvet-lined wooden box with a metal clasp and handle. The instrument also comes with its original instruction manual, with the original paper envelope for this manual.

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