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A geologist riddle #8

Strange and mysterious tools of ancient times, what were the good for and what is special about these in particular?


2 comments:

  1. It kind of looks like an old assayer's kit, minus the balance. The glass in the lower right look like blowpipes used to identify some minerals (used in conjunction with a flame).

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  2. Yes,correct!!

    http://historyofgeology.blogspot.com/2011/03/burros-and-steampunk-geology.html

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