Hardware, Harness
- Object Name:
- Hardware, Harness
- Object ID:
- 1987.027
- Date:
- 1900-1910
- Description:
- Harness rivet tool. Cast steel. Horseshoe-shaped body, painted black (mostly worn off). Bolt on one end and round screw handle on the other, adjustable, for pushing rivet in and out of leather harness. Round handle is formed by six round balls joined together. Cast lettering on one arm: "PAT APLD FOR". Hollow section, 1" diam., with plated screw cap, for holding rivets (empty). Iron tool for replacing rivets in wagon and coach harnesses.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel - Dimensions:
- W-4.7 L-6 D-1.6 inches
- Provenance:
- Used by Edwin E. Eveleth (b. 1872) of Gilmanton, NH, who drove stages from Gilmanton to Belmont. He was great-uncle of donor.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of John E. Golding
- People:
- Eveleth, Edwin E. (1872- )
- Subjects:
- Harnesses, Harness making, Stagecoaches, Wagons, Riveting
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