Collection Highlights
Miscegenation: the theory of the blending of the races, applied to the American white man and negro..
Date:
1864
Object Number:
LIB.E185.62.C76.1864
Medium:
Paper
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Padlock and key
Object Number:
1943.60ab
Date:
ca. 1889
Medium:
Steel
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 2 1/2 × 1 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (6.4 × 4.4 × 3.2 cm)
Overall (b): 2 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (5.7 × 3.2 cm)
Marks:
cast: into either side of lock with raised letters: "1889" and "CA"
Description:
Padlock made of steel with U-shape lock that fully releases both ends when key in hole in base of barrel-shaped padlock is turned; double sided key.
Credit Line:
Gift of Eugene A. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
