Wood pill pusher (118)

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

Wooden pill pusher

Wooden pill pusher

Name/Title

Wood pill pusher (118)

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.1045

Description

Wooden instrument with an internal rod that can be extended in and out by the handle.

Context

The pill is placed in the recess created when the handle is pulled out and then when the handle is pushed in the pill will be ejected into the throat of an animal. (See further details in record 2025.1.1044).

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

486 mm

Circumference

130 mm

Weight

194 g

Dimension Notes

The length extended is 570 mm; the circumference just below the handle 80 mm

Material

Wood

Location

* Untyped Location

WW upper

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair