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Porcelain mortar

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Porcelain mortar owned by Georg Bredig (1868-1944). Mortar and pestles are used to manually grind or crush a sample into a fine powder.

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  • 6.5 cm Diam. x 3.5 cm H
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
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  • Council on Library and Information Resources

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  • Series VI – Artifacts
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  • Box 29

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“Porcelain Mortar,” n.d. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 29. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/ppgdc9m.

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