Dowel
notes: label: Description
content: This wooden dowel 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.315158.042
label: accession number
content: 215541
label: catalog number
content: 315158.042
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lens grinding/polishing tool
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8.5 cm x 2 cm; 3 3/8 in x 13/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/2 in x 7/8 in; 8.89 cm x 2.2225 cm