Hinge

Object Name:

Hinge

Object ID:

1963.007 a

Date:

1810-1815

Description:

Wrought iron hinge pintle. One of a pair of wrought iron pintles from the Kimball-Roby House, North Main Street, Concord, NH, demolished Dec. 1962. Pivot pin encased in tapering pyramidal strap. Strap 1.2" high x 1.15" deep where it wraps around pivot rod, tapers to 0.4" high x 0.13" deep. Strap bent in a couple places near its smaller end. Visible weld seam on bottom surface in thicker section. Strap struck with chisel along top and bottom surfaces in several places to create spurs to help hold it in place in wood. Some worn surfaces on top of strap top of pivot and on sides of pivot pin itself. Exposed pivot pin 2.4" high x 0.6" diam. Traces of black and white paint around end of bar.

Material:

Metal
Iron

Dimensions:

H-3.6 W-7.4 D-1.5 inches

Provenance:

From the Kimball-Roby House, North Main Street, Concord, NH, demolished Dec. 1962.

Credit Line:

Gift of International Business Machine Co.

People:

Kimball, Benjamin (1771-1818), Roby

Subjects:

Hinges