Object Number 1961.0492 A- Y

Object Name

Fishing tackle kit

Category

Weapons, Hunting, and Fishing

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

Union Forge, Berks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1820-1860

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Tackle kit, inside flap; "John A. Weidman Union forge" in script in black ink
2. Inscription; Tackle kit, inside, on pocket; "Mud Lake/ route" and "Copied from sketch/ by/ Jesse Cory - 1856./ R.M. [?] C." in script
3. Label; Trade card; "L. I. COHEN/ MANUFACTURER 190 W..\m S.\T N.Y"

Materials

Vellum ; Cloth; Iron; Copper; Wood; Brass; Metal; Paper (machine-made); Graphite; Ink; Chamois; Wax; Tinned sheet iron

Dimensions (inches)

2.756 (H) , 8.858 (W) , 4.331 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

7 (H) , 22.5 (W) , 11 (D)

Object Description

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