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    "localId": "20567",
    "label": "Powder Tester",
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    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Powder Tester",
    "description": "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.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "1650-1700",
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    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
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            "units": "cm",
            "width": 9.6,
            "height": 25.1
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "H: 3 3/4 x W: 9 7/8 in. (9.6 x 25.1 cm)"
}

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