Key
- Object Name:
- Key
- Object ID:
- 1978.058.01 - .02
- Description:
- Pair of State House keys. Attached typed paper tag states, "Keys To The First / State House Of / New Hampshire". Long orange ribbon holding keys together, tied through bows and paper tag.
.01 Cast steel. Oval bow with slight bulge on side opposite shank. Bow has flat sides. Shank has increasing taper from bow to series of grooves and ridges for decoration. Shank continues straight to ridge, groove, then flat-top grade plain; continues straight to conical tip. Shank diameter: 0.38". Shank length from stop edge to end: 1.46". Bit length: 0.65". Bit and shank width: 1". Bit depth increases from shank to slightly rounded edge. Single vertical slot in bit. On left side of bit, stamped "86".
.02 Identical but slightly less corroded. - Material:
- Metal
Iron
Steel - Dimensions:
- W-1.6 L-5.3 D-0.5 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mrs. Kenneth Savage
- Subjects:
- Keys, State House (NH)
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