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Bedkey

Object Name:
Bedkey
Object ID:
1994.506.22
Description:
Bedkey. Medium brown hardwood. Long rectangular body, ~1.6 wide x 1.4" high. Edges chamfered. Top end rounded. Long tapered handle fits into hole at top of body. Bottom of body has rectangular slot, 0.55" wide x 2.1" long. Squared corners at end of slot; this may be part of reason for crack that runs from one corner up body; recessed round-headed steel screw holding crack together. Bottom end of tool sawn flat. Some chips missing from tool around bottom end. Red-painted "FP80" on side of body. Appears to be writing on one side of body; looks like two "L"s, "C", and "G".
Material:
Wood
Steel
Dimensions:
H-13.3 W-13.4 D-1.6 inches Weight-14.6 oz
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
Subjects:
Beds
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