Mortar & pestle

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OBJECT TYPE: WEDGEWOOD
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0261.001

MANUFACTURER: Coors Porcelain Co.
MODEL: 531-7
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PORCELAIN MORTAR/ PORCELAIN PESTLE WITH WOOD HANDLE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 25.9 cm
Width: 25.0 cm
Height: 13.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Chemistry
Category: Laboratory equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Coors
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: FROM LABORATORY OF NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA, ONE OF CANADA'S FOREMOST RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENTS IN NUMBER OF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGICAL AREAS.
Function: IN CHEMISTRY LABORATORY, MORTAR IS STRONG BOWL-SHAPED VESSEL IN WHICH SUBSTANCE IS CRUSHED TO POWDER USING PESTLE, WHICH IS CLUB-SHAPED INSTRUMENT USED TO POUND OR CRUSH.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF CHEMICAL PROCESS EQUIPMENT USED IN CHEMISTRY LABORATORY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK LETTERING READING "COORS/ U.S.A./ 531-7" ON.1 &.2
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: WHITE UNGLAZED PORCELAIN
Decoration: N/A

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Coors Porcelain Co., Mortar & pestle, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1995.0261, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1995.0261.001/

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