Collection Highlights
Wonderful Willie! : What he and Tommy did to Spain / sketches and rhymes by L.D. Bradley.
Date:
ca. 1899
Object Number:
LIB.PZ7.B66.W6
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pick axe
Object Number:
1938.281
Date:
ca. 1800-1850
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. ( 4.4 x 49.5 cm )
Description:
Wrought iron pick head with one end pointed and the other flat; central hole for handle; long wooden handle.
Gallery Label:
The pick head originallly had a wooden handle; however it was dislodged prior to its accession.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Provenance:
Formerly in the collection of Colonel Paxson of Helicong, Pa.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
