Object number
66/230
Creator
Description
Sample of horn from the Rural Industries Bureau requested for restoration of museum lighting material.
This sample of horn was supplied to the museum by in the Rural Industries Bureau following an enquiry made by the Keeper about the possibility of getting supplies of lantern horn for restoration of museum lighting material. There appears to be no difficulty in preparing horn of this quality but it is inferior in transparency to the type of horn produced by the industry in earlier times.
Physical description
1 sample: horn
Archival history
MERL Recording form - ‘Name of Object: Sample of lantern horn // Name and address of owner: MERL // 29 Jan 1966 // Who made it: Prepared in the experimental workshop of the Rural Industries Bureau, Campus Rd, Wimbledon, by the technical staff // When was it made: 1965 // What are the approx. measurements: 6 inches x 2¼ metres, 1/32nd m. thick // Additional information: This sample of horn was supplied to the museum by in the RIB following an enquiry made by the Keeper about the possibility of getting supplies of lantern horn for restoration of museum lighting in preparing horn of this quality but it is inferior in transparency to the type of horn produced by the industry in earlier times.’
Production place
Wimbledon
Production date
1965 - 1965
Object name
Material
Associated subject
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_7872.tif - High resolution image
