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Glass mortar and pestle. A: Molded glass mortar with pour spout on side of lip. RIng around bottom for base. Bottom is recessed. "4 oz." molded on bottom. B: Molded glass pestle tapered with knob end on handle. Large and rounded at functional end.…

Wood mortar and pestle. A: Mortar formed from solid piece of lathed wood. Has stained groove running along lip. Another groove along bottom of cup. Cup stand is carved thinner and there is a staned groove around stem of stand. Wood flares out at…

Weight set in wood box. A: Wood box for weights. Varnished on outside. Solid wood with wells carved in top and bottom for weight cylinders. Two brass hinges on back. Front has hook on bottom and screw on top for latch. Long groove for tweezers. On…

Wood box of medium ounce and gram weights. A: Wood box varnished with two recessed brass hinges in back. There is a front lock with a hook on bottom piece and screw on top. "Norwich" is carved in top with frame both in gold. Top part of box has dark…

Balance scale in wood and glass case. Case is stained light wood (pine?) with glass top. It is hinged 1/4 way down. The scale mechanism is within the bottom 3/4 and is covered by a sheet of glass which is black except for a band in the middle which…

Brown glass jar with plastic black lid; contents Sulfur Precipitated. A: Straight sided round brown glass jar tapers at top. Painted labels on front and back. Back is white background with "Sulfur Precipitated" in black lettering. "Merck" is…

Basketry vase used for nageire style Ikebana flower arranging Tall basket woven of bamboo slightly rounded walls tapering near the top and flaring at the rim. Bamboo is stained dark brown lower half is open hexagonal weave wrapped with bamboo…

Basketry Vase for nageire style Ikebana flower arranging Made of bamboo stained brown and lacquered. Cylindrical body slightly bulging near the bottom. Open heaxagonal weave braided rim. Has two sets of two young bamboo branches woven at an angle…

Bamboo wall hanging Vase Vase is made of a large bamboo stalk that is light yellowish color with mottled brown spots. It has been cut so that the very bottom is closed with a node and has the remains of cut roots on the outside. Another node in the…

Bamboo Vase Made from a cylindrical shaped section of bamboo stalk. Has a mottled brown surface created by short black strokes. Near the bottom is a node which has a nubbin of a branch and two pieces of smaller branch extending out to each side. On…