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Gavel

Object Name:
Gavel
Object ID:
1960.217.01
Description:
Gavel. Made from pin used on Republican Bridge (built 1839-40). Turned wood (oak). Head is plain turned cylinder with smaller turned lands on either end. Two incised bands on either side of handle attachment point. A small steel head showing opposite handle that may be a finish nail head.
Material:
Wood
Oak
Dimensions:
W-3.7 L-11.1 Dia-1.85 inches
Provenance:
Presented by A. P. Campbell, Oak Street, Franklin, NH, master mechanic and pattern maker for the International Paper Co. for 47 years.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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