Niddy Noddy
- Object Name:
- Niddy Noddy
- Object ID:
- 1994.514.19
- Description:
- Niddy-Noddy. Wood and steel. Medium-brown hardwood. Slightly oval central shaft. Shaft tapers somewhat then swells to rectangular section with tenon in it. On one end, part of shaft broken off and missing. Cross arm oval in cross-section, slightly flattened in center where there is a mortise. Arm upturned slightly at both ends. At mortise and tenon joint, steel nail adjacent to empty pin hole. Small additional pieces of wood driven in beside tenon to make joint tight; attempt not successful. At opposite end, cross end at 90 degree angle to first end. Cross arm rectangular in center, becoming oval at ends. One end slightly turned upward. Other end straight. Some cracks in cross arm adjacent to tenon hole. Five nails driven into arm to attempt to repair checks in wood. Two small pieces of wood driven in beside tenon to tighten joint. One of nails passes through original pin hole. Joint still loose.
- Material:
- Wood
Steel - Dimensions:
- W-12.3 L-18.4 inches Weight-6.25 oz
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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