Collection Highlights
Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman
Date:
ca. 1869
Object Number:
LIB.CT.T8855.B7
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tool
Object Number:
2002.1.1522
Date:
1885
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
6 x 1 1/4 x 5/8 in.
Description:
This tool has flat tongs on one end for gripping and a locking mechanism to hold the end closed. It is engraved on one end "Pat. Apr. 28, 85". Use unknown- not a tea bag strainer-tea bags invented in 1908.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
