Container for Parker's Dead Black for Rifle Sights
Object Type
Domestic items/Container/Cylinder
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Cylindrical wooden container with lid. On outside is a label, reading, in part, "Parker's / DEAD-BLACK / FOR / RIFLE / SIGHTS.". Container holds a glass bottle (with a metal lined rubber stopper/application brush) containing the powdery remnants of the originally liquid formula. 'Dead-Black' was used to clean rifle sights, which are the eyepieces shooters use to aim their shots.
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 87 W: 34 D: 34mm (H: 3 7/16 W: 1 5/16 D: 1 5/16")
Location
In storage
Registration No
M10184.1
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Melbourne Cricket Club Museum by Barbara Haynes.
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