Sled
- Object Name:
- Sled
- Object ID:
- 2014.015
- Creator:
- Coll, Edward J. (1901-1972)
- Place of Origin:
- Pembroke, NH
- Date:
- circa 1930
- Description:
- Sled. Made and used in Pembroke, NH, c. 1930. Long wooden sled, painted green. Seats eight children. Single wide board for seat, rounded on back end. Two pairs of wooden runners that move independently. Front runners rotate laterally; rear runners move up and down with a coil spring. Steel rods attached to bottom edges of runners. Wooden running board on each side for feet. Twisted steel bar at front serves as footrest. Embossed metal license plate, green on white, at each end, apparently cut down from New Hampshire motor vehicle plates; license number "1-165" in 4-inch numerals; undated; front plate very corroded. Three black painted steel bars bolted to running boards.
- Material:
- Wood
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-12.5 W-2.4 L-99 inches
- Provenance:
- Made c. 1930 by Edward J. Coll (1901-1972) of Suncook, NH, for his nephew Norman H. Bonenfant (b. 1927) and Norman's brothers. Used by the brothers on hills in Pembroke.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Norman and Patricia Bonenfant
- Subjects:
- Sleds & sleighs, Winter sports, Winter
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