Powder Tester
Powder testers resemble gun locks in form, but their function is to gauge the explosive power of gunpowder. Powder placed in the tester's pan is ignited, releasing a spring-lever that strikes a point on a scale engraved on the base.
Images (2)
Artifact
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id
20567
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
2
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_51.561_Fnt_BW.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_51.561_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_51.561_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| imageCount | 2 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.561 |
Terms
Medium
steel