Brendel Pisum Savitum model, C 1890

A Lathyrus ( Pisum Savitum) model shaped by Robert Brendel, circa 1880. Brendel (1821-1898) started on the middle of the 19th century a factory for botanical flower shaped in Breslau. This flower model is very detailed and has many parts which can be taken off the flowerstem. The retailer was “Wetenschappen Nederland / Landbouwkundig-, Handels- en Technisch Bureau / Dordrecht”. (Sciences Netherlands / Agricultural, Commercial, and Technical Bureau / Dordrecht.)