I confess, though our museum is transport and technology focused we do
have a small dental and medical collection so I was worried they could
be dental implements. Save me from anyone coming at my mouth with a gum
spear or a gum hook! Thank you everyone who replied both on and off the
list to me. I feel a bit embarrassed, New Zealand was a huge exporter of
kauri gum in the 19th and early 20th centuries for the varnish industry
amongst other things. 

Megan Wishart
Musuem Librarian
Walsh Memorial Library, MOTAT
805 Great North Road
Western Springs
PO Box 44 114
Point Chevalier
Auckland New Zealand
ph +64 9 846 0199 ex 839
fax +64 9 846 4242

>   What is a gum spear? And a gum hook. We are trying
> to identify these items from an old accession
> register.
>
>
>
>
>
>   Megan Wishart
>
>   Musuem Librarian
>
>   Walsh Memorial Library, MOTAT
>
>   805 Great North Road
>
>   Western Springs
>
>   PO Box 44 114
>
>   Point Chevalier
>
>   Auckland New Zealand
>
>   ph +64 9 846 0199 ex 839
>
>   fax +64 9 846 4242
>
>
>
>


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