A Victorian Pierced Brass & Oak Wall Mounted Postal Box sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Circumference: 5

Circumference: 5

in generally fine condition

This instrument would have been most likely used to evaluate the density and strength of bones and also the tooling of the bone when paired with a cutting instrument

slow and full whilst the handles are both in operation

A Victorian Pierced Brass & Oak Wall Mounted Postal Box sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Circumference: 5Origin: British Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 Width: 9. 25 inches Depth: 4. 5 inches Height: 5 inches Marked Post and Delivery, the brass front plate is attractively pierced with quatrefoil motifs with five turned bands of oak under, sitting on a lower skirt base. The structural condition is good with the oak showing no signs of infestation, though there is wear to the brass work plate. This would have been a postal