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TEST TUBE

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Overview

Cylindrical hollow tube, closed at one end and open at the other with a slight rim.

Historical information

The test tube was found in the area of the Richon Vineyards by Ian Boersma and may have been used there.

The Richon Vineyard was originally planted by Joseph and Anton Marian in 1901 as Marians Vineyard with some locals referring to it as The Slavonian Vineyard. Joseph was Anton’s uncle and was originally from Austria.

In 1919 the vineyard was sold to Gerald Valentine Patrick McCarthy who renamed it in 1920 to Richon after Rishon LeZion, a town in what is now Israel. McCarthy had spent time in the town during the First World War as an intelligence officer.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-AK2000.11

Material

Glass

Width

9 mm

Height or length

65 mm

Statement of significance

An example of scientific equipment used in the area c1920s.

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