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Object Name:
Model, Product
Object ID:
1975.002
Date:
circa 1870
Description:
Model slide board, Mount Washington Cog Railway. Wood and brass. Wooden board with three transverse wooden cleats on top surface. Bottom surface has longitudinal wooden cleat at front and one longitudinal brass track at rear (second track missing). Number "8672" written in ink on top surface. Tapered wooden brake arm on each side, attached to brass axle with brass connecting hardware.
Material:
Wood
Metal
Brass
Dimensions:
H-3 W-2 L-5 inches
Provenance:
Model of slide board, or "Devil's Shingle," used by workers on Mount Washington Cog Railway.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Manchester Historic Association
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