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On Display: House - Billiard Room Porch
Fishing tackle kit
1820-1860
Category
Weapons, Hunting, and Fishing
Place of Origin
Union Forge; Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Vellum
- Cloth
- Iron
- Copper
- Wood
- Brass
- Metal
- Paper (machine-made)
- Graphite
- Ink
- Chamois
- Wax
- Tinned sheet iron
Museum Object Number
1961.0492 A- Y
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1961.0492 A- Y
Object Name
Fishing tackle kit
Category
Weapons, Hunting, and Fishing
Place of Origin
Union Forge; Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1820-1860
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Tackle kit, inside flap
Inscription: "John A. Weidman Union forge" in script in black ink
Type: Inscription
Location: Tackle kit, inside, on pocket
Inscription: "Mud Lake/ route" and "Copied from sketch/ by/ Jesse Cory - 1856./ R.M. [?] C." in script
Type: Label
Location: Trade card
Inscription: "L. I. COHEN/ MANUFACTURER 190 W..\m S.\T N.Y"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Vellum
- Cloth
- Iron
- Copper
- Wood
- Brass
- Metal
- Paper (machine-made)
- Graphite
- Ink
- Chamois
- Wax
- Tinned sheet iron
Dimensions (inches)
2.756 (H) x 8.858 (W) x 4.331 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
7 (H) x 22.5 (W) x 11 (D)