Collection Highlights
Front View of St. Peter's Church with the intended steeple
Date:
1785
Object Number:
PR.McComb.4.70
Medium:
Paper
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Luce Center
brace
Object Number:
1957.214
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 3/4 x 5 x 2 1/2 in. ( 34.9 x 12.7 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Black painted wooden brace or bitstock composed of a curved stock with a revolving circular knob on one end and a drillbit socket on the opposite end.
Gallery Label:
The brace or bitstock was used by Carl Faust, a wooden bridge builder in Pennsylvania.
Credit Line:
Gift of James Skeath
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
