Collection Highlights
Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman
Date:
ca. 1869
Object Number:
LIB.CT.T8855.B7
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Luce Center
Allen & Thurber Pocket-Sized Worcester Pepperbox Revolver
Object Number:
1941.600a-d
Date:
1847-1854
Medium:
Wood, steel
Dimensions:
barrel length: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 cm )
Overall: 6 1/4 in. ( 15.9 cm )
box: 8 3/8 x 5 in. ( 21.3 x 12.7 cm )
Marks:
stamped: hammer: "ALLEN'S PATENT/1845"
stamped: barrel: "ALLEN & THURBER/WORCESTER"
Description:
Wood and steel revolver; ribbed barrel; nipple shield integral with frame and engraved with scrolls; stamped marks on bar hammer and barrel; rectangular, red velvet-lined formed box contains single-cavity bullet mold, ramrod, and sixteen lead pistol balls; box has small key in keyhole.
Credit Line:
Gift of Enoch G. Megrue
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
