Screw

Object Name:

Screw

Object ID:

1976.026.04 b

Place of Origin:

Alton, NH

Date:

1887

Description:

Card with 12 screweyes. Wire has loop 0.4" diameter, formed in wire that then twists to make shaft. Shaft ~0.5" long. Screw eyes form arch on mounting board with shafts pointing down toward center. Arch starts at lower left corner, proceeds upward, then curves back down to lower right corner. Space above and below screweyes. Printed text on card: "CLOUGH'S". Line of curved text: "SOLID WIRE SCREW-EYES,". "NON - SEPARABLE". Below arch of screw eyes: "PATENTED, / 1887, / UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES."

Material:

Metal
Paper
Textile

Dimensions:

H-3 W-5.1 D-0.1 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Poch

Subjects:

Screws