Object Number 1960.0245

Object Name

Fishing reel

Category

Weapons, Hunting, and Fishing

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Jabez B. Crook Co. (Maker)
1837-1860

Place of Origin

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1837-1860

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Side of circular plate; "J.B. CROOK / NEW YORK / MAKER" stamped incuse in Roman capitals.
2. Inscription; Side of circular plate; "T.H. Roe" chased in script.
3. Inscription; Side of circular plate; "NEWBURGH, N.Y." stamped incuse in capitals.
4. Inscription; On the mount plate; "11" chased.

Materials

Brass; Copper; Iron; Ivory

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

2.244 (H) , 2.874 (L) , 2.992 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

5.7 (H) , 7.3 (L) , 7.6 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat.252, p.365