Lock
- Object Name:
- Lock
- Object ID:
- 2017.014.019
- Date:
- 1850-1860
- Description:
- Brass padlock with matching key. Padlock is rectangular, with rounded corners. Top edge indented. Raised round humps on either side, covering hinge and lock mechanism. Lock loop is curved brass bar, beveled on edges. Key blade is cylindrical, with a groove cut down one side, lined up with round bow. "O" engraved in one side of bow. Key does not pivot in lock, but is used as a lever to release clasp.
- Material:
- Metal
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-3.3 W-2.2 D-0.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of the Ethel Cilley Stone Collection, consisting of objects, documents, photographs, and memorabilia related to James Stone (1780-1874) and his wife Mary East Beard Stone (1791-1875) of Dunbarton; their son Captain Andrew J. Stone (1828-1864) of Dunbarton, California, etc.; Wesley Page Stone (1833-1916) and his wife Alice Patten Cilley (1849-1934) of Dunbarton; and their daughter, schoolteacher and family historian Ethel Cilley Stone (1884-1981) of Dunbarton and Goffstown.
The collection descended to Ethel Cilley Stone. After her death, the bulk of her estate passed to her minister, Rev. Graham T. Rowley (1932-2012) of Goffstown, then to his children, the donors. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Daniel T. Rowley and Elizabeth A. Rowley
- People:
- Stone, Andrew J. (1828-1864)
- Subjects:
- Locking devices
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