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Description: | Powder tester or "eprouvette" made of brass with oak grip and steel undershaft. A measuring disc is engraved with the numbers 1 through 8. There is a simple geometric design on the barrel. Used as an apparatus for testing or proving the strength of gunpowder.
Material: brass
Material: wood
powder tester made in England, Britain, Europe, c.1880, (1922.1232). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.20409 | Go to resource |
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