Spittoon

Object detail

Maker

Metters Limited (estab. 1891, closed 1974)

Date

Circa 1900

Medium

iron, enamel

Measurements

7.5 x 21.5 cm (diam.)

Accession Number

MHML00218

Credit line

Barrie Thompson Collection

Inscriptions

maker's mark ▫ printed adhesive labels on base: 'KOOKA BRAND METTERS' and 'PRICE'
specifications/maker's mark ▫ printed label in base: 'METTERS/K.F.B./ACID RESISTING/ENAMEL'

Object Type

equipment

Named Collection

Barrie Thompson Collection

Medical History Museum Category

Medicine in Society

Museum

Medical History Museum

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