Accession No

1053

Brief Description

dissecting tools, by Andrew Pritchard, English, 1/2 19th Century

Origin

England

Maker

Pritchard, Andrew

Class

microscopes

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1850

Inscription Date

Material

ivory; metal (steel, brass, white metal)

Dimensions

longest tool length 139mm; other tools length 124mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Donated by Robert S. Whipple, 1951. Purchased from the estate of T.H. Court, 1951.

Inscription

‘8.35 PRITCHARD’ (handwritten on one tool)

Description Notes

Three ivory-handled tools with sharp steel pins between arched jaws (two white metal, one brass), tightened by knurled ring; one has an inscription in ink (see inscription field). The tops of the handles unscrew to reveal hollow compartment [for spare needles].

Complete

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