Backpack
- Object Name:
- Backpack
- Object ID:
- 2008.034
- Place of Origin:
- New Hampshire (probably)
- Date:
- 1910-1920
- Description:
- Packboard, used in White Mountains of New Hampshire, 1910-1920. Two vertical oak boards, attached to three curved horizontal wooden slats with copper rivets. Slats are notched at ends for attaching rope to secure load. Two leather shoulder straps attached to top slat; steel rings at bottom ends.
- Material:
- Wood
Oak
Metal
Copper
Steel
Leather - Dimensions:
- H-26 W-16.4 D-1.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased by donor at Richard M. Plusch Antiques, North Conway, NH, 09/30/1994. According to dealer, packboard belonged to a North Conway area family and was used in the White Mountains.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Douglas Copeley
- Subjects:
- Hiking, Backpacking
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