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Display case; XTS.2174.1
Name/Title
Display case
Display case
About this object
Display case; a large double-sided display case, numbered '44'.
This is one of the five double centre cases installed in the 1900 fit out of the school's mineralogical museum, which formally opened in 1901 as a teaching museum. These cases were purpose built of heart kauri to present the minerals to the student in the best possible light.
For more information about Thames School of Mines, which is cared for by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust Pouhere Taonga, visit our website.
Display case; a large double-sided display case, numbered '44'.
This is one of the five double centre cases installed in the 1900 fit out of the school's mineralogical museum, which formally opened in 1901 as a teaching museum. These cases were purpose built of heart kauri to present the minerals to the student in the best possible light.
For more information about Thames School of Mines, which is cared for by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust Pouhere Taonga, visit our website.
Medium and Materials
wood; glass
wood; glass
Measurements
W: 99cm
L: 159cm
W: 99cm
L: 159cm
Credit Line
Collection of Thames School of Mines, New Zealand Historic Places Trust Pouhere Taonga
Collection of Thames School of Mines, New Zealand Historic Places Trust Pouhere Taonga
Object Type
Display case
Display case
Object number
XTS.2174.1
XTS.2174.1
