Wood - Specimen details
Catalogue Number: 4373 | |||||
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No Image | Plant Name | 43.01 MELIACEAE Swietenia mahagoni | Entry Book Number | 3.1922 | |
Artefact Name | Wood | Vernacular Name | |||
Iso Country | Belize | TDWG Region | Belize | ||
Parts Held | Wood | Geography Description | Belize | ||
Uses | WoodUse: MATERIALS - Wood User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Wood | ||
Storage | Woods size B | Related Items | |||
Donor | For. Dept. Br. Honduras | Donor No | 24 | ||
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Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
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Notes: | Label source: Shipped squared in the past; of late years, for the market of the USA it has been left in the round. Its durability and the fact that it takes a high polish makes it suitable for all kinds of furniture, interior decoration, blinds, sashes a, nd the like. Hardens and darkens with age. Used in the Colony in house and boat building, furniture, blinds and sash making. If interested write The Secretary, Br. Honduras Chamber of Commerce. |