Record

RefNoMOB/070
LevelItem
TitlePotato masher by Ernest Rutherford
Datec.1888
DescriptionWooden potato masher made by Ernest Rutherford for his grandmother while visiting her in rural New Zealand.
Extent1 artefact
ObjectNameArtefact
MaterialsWood
Dimensionsl 350 mm
AccessStatusOpen
ProvenanceExact provenance unknown, likely presented/bequeathed to the Society by Rutherford
URLDescriptionDigital version available on The Royal Society Picture Library
URLhttps://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-8469
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8278Rutherford; Ernest (1871 - 1937); Baron Rutherford of Nelson1871 - 1937
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