Collection Highlights
American Ornithology; or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States
Date:
1880
Object Number:
LIB.Y1808.W
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Piece of crank
Object Number:
1941.791
Date:
1820-1823
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 1 in. ( 3.2 x 7.9 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Piece of wrought iron; identified by the tag glued to object as part of the crank from a steamer.
Gallery Label:
This piece of the crank was cut from the crank of the steamer of the Swiftshure Line- New York to Albany, built by Jas. P. Allaire- 1823.
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
