Polishing Compound
notes: label: Description
content: This glass jar came from the shop of Henry Fitz (1808-1863), America’s first successful commercial telescope maker. The substance it contains is probably a polishing compound.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Willard H. Howell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.315158.078
label: accession number
content: 215541
label: catalog number
content: 315158.078
objectType: label: Object Name
content: polishing compound, jar of
label: Object Type
content: polish
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (lid material)
label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 13 cm x 5 cm; 5 1/8 in x 1 15/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 in x 2 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 6.35 cm