Stirrer for rubber

Museum number:
18-1093
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3313
Description:
Tool: stirrer for processing rubber. Rounded aluminum rectangle with three holes down the center. Used to mix acid with and stir latex. Used after adding acetic acid. Any suitable material may be used including tin, wood, plastic, etc. Each person fashions his own stirrer from whatever material he has handy, made in a wire range of designs. Used by all people. Cost in U.S. dollars: 21 cents. Length 17.5 cm. Width 11.9 cm.
Donor:
Donald H. Lambert and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Kampung Pesagi, Pahang, Malaysia
Culture or time period:
Malaysian
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.3 Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Stirrer for rubber, accession number 18-1093, described as Tool: stirrer for processing rubber. Rounded aluminum rectangle with three holes down the center. Used to mix acid with and stir latex. Used after adding acetic acid. Any suitable material may be used including tin, wood, plastic, etc. Each person fashions his own stirrer from whatever material he has handy, made in a wire range of designs. Used by all people. Cost in U.S. dollars: 21 cents. Length 17.5 cm. Width 11.9 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Stirrer for rubber, accession number 18-1093, described as Tool: stirrer for processing rubber. Rounded aluminum rectangle with three holes down the center. Used to mix acid with and stir latex. Used after adding acetic acid. Any suitable material may be used including tin, wood, plastic, etc. Each person fashions his own stirrer from whatever material he has handy, made in a wire range of designs. Used by all people. Cost in U.S. dollars: 21 cents. Length 17.5 cm. Width 11.9 cm.

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