Measure, Dry
- Object Name:
- Measure, Dry
- Object ID:
- 1967.005.01
- Creator:
- Barker & Cragin
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Wilton, NH
- Date:
- 1876
- Description:
- Measure, dry. Medium-brown wood. Bent into shape of hoop. Wall thickness 0.25". Ends tapered. Left-hand taper over right side. Thick taper on outside with straight, chamfered edge. Clipped top corner. Nine domed-headed tacks in a column holding wood together. Top seven tack heads still metallic gray and slightly shiny. Bottom two corroded. Piece missing in bottom edge on outside adjacent to bottom fastener. Bottom one piece of wood. Flat on bottom with some slight, small stains and some small, random marks. Bottom thickness ~0.5". Seven square pegs around outside edge holding bottom in place. Chamfer thin and top corner clipped on inside. Stamped on bottom of inside, serif letters. Five lines of text; top four curved with narrow arch. Top: "BARK[ER] [&] [CR]AGIN / MANU[FACTU]RERS / N. BARKER SEALER / Wilton N.H."
- Material:
- Wood
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-5.1 Dia-9.1 inches Weight-20.85 oz
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Jewett
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