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Spike

Object Name:
Spike
Object ID:
1990.041.996.2
Date:
1906-1916
Description:
Railroad spike, one of two, from Swift River logging railroad in White Mountains. Wrought iron. Shaft 0.6" square. Point created by front and back surface bevels. Head off-set toward front.
Material:
Metal
Iron
Dimensions:
W-1.4 L-6.2 D-1.5 inches
Provenance:
The Swift River railroad was operated by the Conway Company of Conway, NH, from 1906 to 1916 in the Passaconaway area of the present-day Kancamagus Highway.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Glen M. Kidder
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