[Fleam, or bloodletting knife] The parting gift of F. J. Byerley to W. J. Wills on his departure on...
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[Fleam, or bloodletting knife] The parting gift of F. J. Byerley to W. J. Wills on his departure on...
[Fleam, or bloodletting knife] The parting gift of F. J. Byerley to W. J. Wills on his departure on the Burke and Wills Expedition ..., [1860?]
About this item
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Date
ca. 1860
Call Numbers
R 287
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Physical Description
Contents
Objects - 8.4 cm. x 1.5 cm. x 3.1 cm. (overall dimensions); fleam teeth 17 mm., 15 mm., and 12 mm. wide at base, and 12 mm., 11 mm., and 10 mm. deep - Tweezer and bodkin stored in slots in one facing. Other facing has a slot, now empty, approx. 1 cm. x 4.4 cm. - 1 fleam (bloodletting instrument), co...
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Out of copyright
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Full title
[Fleam, or bloodletting knife] The parting gift of F. J. Byerley to W. J. Wills on his departure on the Burke and Wills Expedition ..., [1860?]
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 934949...
Signature / Inscriptions
"The parting gift of F. J. Byerley to W. J. Wills on his departure on the Burke and Wills Expedition - Abandoned by Wills and found by J. McKinlay in Central Australia, given by McKinlay to Byerley and by him to F. H. Hobler, a personal friend of all here named." -- typed label accompanying the knife
"Borwick cast steel" -- stamped on each blade
Object History
The knife was given to F.H. Hobler, the donor's father
Reference:
Mitchell Library In-Letters
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by F.H. Hobler, 1921
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
R 287
Record Identifier
9qoQ8AK1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9qoQ8AK1
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Reference code
404876
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