Mortar
date: label: Date made
content: 1941-1945
label: Date made
content: W.W. II
notes: label: Description
content: According to the donor, this French artillery shell booster tube is made partially of Bakelite, and dates from World War II.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France
topic: label: related event
content: World War II
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Chemistry
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Plastics Institute of America
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1977.0368.22
label: catalog number
content: 1977.0368.22
label: accession number
content: 1977.0368
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Mortar Designed for Bakelite Nose Cone
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (parts material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 240 mm x 60 mm; 9 7/16 in x 2 3/8 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 3/8 in x 2 1/2 in; 23.8125 cm x 6.35 cm