Mortar
Description
A large metal mortar. "Cannon" along upper side base. "No. 8" on underside base. Shell Ensis 7-70. (See also A91.459).
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Object detail
Classification
Collection
Credit line
Purchased
as
part
of
the
Mr
P.N.
Johnson
Collection.
This
large
metal
mortar
may
have
been
used
by
early
pharmacists
for
grinding
up
powders
and
materials
to
turn
into
pills
and
other
concoctions.
This
is
quite
different
to
producing
medications
today,
where
the
majority
of
the
manufacturing
is
done
on
an
industrial
scale,
outside
of
your
local
pharmacy.
Accession number
A91.460
Collection type
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