Caster
- Object Name:
- Caster
- Object ID:
- 1969.514.10
- Date:
- circa 1800
- Description:
- Caster, brass. Cylindrical body with flared foot around base. Decorative grooves in foot and on side of body. Body flared at top with solid ring around top that has curved outer surface and small groove in center of it. Ring in foot appear to be soldered to cylinder. Sheet brass handle riveted to body with two copper rivets at top and one at bottom. Handle distorted and bent but still retains small finger loop at top. Stamped mark on outside of finger loop, pellet followed by "RIC". Separate cover roughly hemispherical. Spun brass. Slightly turned-over bottom edge that snaps over top of body. Cover and/or body slightly distorted so fit not as good as it could be. Three concentric circles of holes on top around a center hole. First circle (most inner) is only four holes. Holes 0.89" diameter. Some cracking and distortion in a portion of outermost circle of holes. Bottom slightly distorted and roughly concave from outside. C handle appllied with initials stamped or cut near top, 'R I C".
- Material:
- Metal
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-2.7 W-2.5 Dia-1.9 inches Weight-2.2 oz
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Lane, Samuel (1718-1806)
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