Pin board
Category
Wooden objects
Date
Unknown
Materials
metal, cork & insect
Measurements
25 mm (Width); 125 mm (L); 355 mm (L)
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 287207
Summary
A collection of thirty seven cork pin boards for drying out insects. Made by T. Cooke and son, naturalists, London. They all have a central recess and the cork is mounted on a wood base. Some still have specimens attached. They vary in width.