Pot of Wax
notes: label: Description
content: Metal pot containing wax that could be used to attach a lens to a tool for grinding or polishing, 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.315158.073
label: accession number
content: 215541
label: catalog number
content: 315158.073
objectType: label: Object Name
content: pot, wax
label: Object Type
content: pots
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wax (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 cm x 12.5 cm; 1 15/16 in x 4 15/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: pot: 9 in x 11 in x 6 in; 22.86 cm x 27.94 cm x 15.24 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: lid: 3 1/2 in x 5 in; 8.89 cm x 12.7 cm