Pill pusher (118)

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

Pilll pusher

Pilll pusher

Name/Title

Pill pusher (118)

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.1047

Description

A pill pusher possibly made of various parts left from other uses. The handle knob and the pill recess end are wood; the stem is a metal spring covered with something like electrical tape. The rod running through the instrument is wood.

Cataloged By

Felix Lam

Category

Animal Husbandry

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

118

Dimensions

Length

570 mm

Circumference

70 mm

Weight

451 g

Dimension Notes

Circumference refeers to black stem; the circumference of the pill recess end is 140 mm

Material

Wood, Metal, Tape

Location

* Untyped Location

WW upper

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor