Tack

Object Name:

Tack

Object ID:

1976.026.05 a

Place of Origin:

Alton, NH

Date:

circa 1880

Description:

Tacks, steel (stair buttons). Decorative upholstery type. Made from single piece of 0.05" wire with sharp point one end. Point at bottom of vertical shaft that rises upward, then makes right -angle curve and is wrapped around that point 2 3/4 times. Other end of wire is slightly beveled from being cut. Top surface of wire appears to be polished. Wire points are cone-shaped. 22 mounted on piece of paperboard. Single larger piece that is wrapped around four times with a little excess. This larger one appears to be made from same diameter wire as the others. Card 3" x 2.7".

Material:

Metal
Steel
Paper

Dimensions:

H-0.3 Dia-0.4 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Poch

Subjects:

Tacks