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stick, measuring

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  • Ingoa Kē

    Vet's horse measuring stick (descriptive name)

    Major Thomas A Blake, NZ Veterinary Corps (owner's name)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    Vet's measuring stick that belonged to Major Thomas Arnold Blake

    form: extendable walking stick; cane with horn handle; silver and brass fittings; measuring rod inside cane marked in metric and in 'hands', with fold-out level

    design: markings on silver fitting: B / JW /M / image of lion / crest; marks along measuring rod: HS10 to HS17

  • Wāhi
    [United Kingdom]
  • Wāhi Hāngai

    Auckland/New Zealand

  • Accession Number
    2007.57.2
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    23 Jul 2007
  • Wāhanga

    History

    War History

vet's measuring stick - side view [2007.57.2] Mjr T A Blake,… … Read more

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  • vet's measuring stick - side view [2007.57.2] Mjr T A Blake, NZ Vet Corps, WW1
  • vet's measuring stick - side view [2007.57.2] Mjr T A Blake, NZ Vet Corps, WW1
  • vet's measuring stick -handle detail [2007.57.2] Mjr T A Blake, NZ Vet Corps, WW1
  • vet's measuring stick - end detail [2007.57.2] Mjr T A Blake, NZ Vet Corps, WW1
  • vet's measuring stick - silver markings [2007.57.2] Mjr T A Blake, NZ Vet Corps, WW1
  • vet's measuring stick - silver markings [2007.57.2] Mjr T A Blake, NZ Vet Corps, WW1
  • vet's measuring stick - ruler view [2007.57.2] Mjr T A Blake, NZ Vet Corps, WW1
  • Vet's horse measuring stick [2007.57.2] - interior view
  • Vet's horse measuring stick [2007.57.2] - measuring rod
  • Vet's horse measuring stick [2007.57.2] - opening

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