Polishing Powder
notes: label: Description
content: This packet of polishing powder came from the shop of Henry Fitz (1808-1863), America’s first successful commercial telescope maker.
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.315158.025
label: accession number
content: 215541
label: catalog number
content: 315158.025
objectType: label: Object Name
content: powder, polishing
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: powder (inside material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 cm x 8.5 cm x 10 cm; 1 15/16 in x 3 3/8 in x 3 15/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 1/2 in x 4 in x 2 in; 11.43 cm x 10.16 cm x 5.08 cm