Screw

Object Name:

Screw

Object ID:

1976.026.04 a

Place of Origin:

Alton, NH

Date:

1887

Description:

Card with 12 screweyes, solid wire. Loops 0.5" outside diameter, formed at end of twisted wire shaft ~0.5" long. Twisted wires somewhat pointed at their ends. On paper board, screweyes formed in arch, starting from bottom left corner, arching upward toward center, then curving back down to bottom right. Space between top of arch and top of card. Held in place by fine white thread wrapped around each piece at two points. Irregular pattern of threads on back of card. Text on card in ink as draft of final packaging. Above arch from left to right: "Solid Wire Cloughs". Then to right: "Screw Eye". Individual letters between mounted shafts of screw eyes starting at left: "NON - SEPARABLE". Under arch of shaft: "Patented / 1887 / United States and Foreign Countries".

Material:

Metal
Paper
Textile

Dimensions:

H-3 W-5.1 D-0.15 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Poch

Subjects:

Screws