Bar, Tamping
- Object Name:
- Bar, Tamping
- Object ID:
- 1970.048.04
- Place of Origin:
- Arlington, MA
- Date:
- 1895-1910
- Description:
- Tamping bar, or ice-cutting bar. Iron. Long iron bar with round handle and rectangular flat head, used for keeping ice cakes apart where cut. Ball at top of handle. Stamped on head, "WM T. WOOD & CO". Used by Penacook Lake Ice Company, West Concord, NH.
- Material:
- Metal
Iron - Dimensions:
- W-4.5 L-52.6 D-1.7 inches
- Provenance:
- Robert J. Crowley (1855-1934) operated the Penacook Lake Ice Company, West Concord, NH. These tools used for ice harvesting at the Penacook Lake Ice Company were donated by his son, Henry J. Crowley (1886-1974).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Henry J. Crowley
- Subjects:
- Ice, Ice cutting, Ice industry
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