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Jack, Wagon

Object Name:
Jack, Wagon
Object ID:
2011.008
Creator:
Perkins, William M. (1860-1906); Hanlon, Frank H. (1852-1927)Manufacturer
Place of Origin:
Batavia, NY
Date:
circa 1900
Description:
"White Mountain" carriage jack, oak and iron, sold by William M. Perkins, carriage dealer, Littleton, NH; manufactured by Frank H. Hanlon, Batavia, NY, c. 1900. Two curved pieces of oak fastened together with pivoting iron hinge made of two plates. Black stenciled block lettering on all four sides of the shorter piece: "WHITE MOUNTAIN JACK / CARRIAGE DEALER [on two sides] / PAT. APL'D FOR"; and on three sides of the longer piece: "W.M. PERKINS LITTLETON, N.H. [on two sides] / THE GEM - MFGD BY / F.H. HANLON / BATAVIA, N.Y."
Material:
Wood
Oak
Metal
Iron
Dimensions:
W-3.8 L-22.4 D-1.25 inches
Provenance:
Sold by William M. Perkins, carriage dealer, Littleton, NH; manufactured by Frank H. Hanlon, Batavia, NY, c. 1900.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund
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