Socket
- Description
- Sockets were used to tighten or remove bolts and associated nuts. The mechanic used a bar inserted through a hole in the top end of the socket or used a large, open-end wrench to turn the socket. A long-handled bar or wrench gave considerable leverage in turning or holding the socket. An "extender" could be slipped onto the bar or wrench handle to give even more leverage.
- This tool is part of a collection of hand tools used in the inspection and repair of steam locomotives in the early- to the mid-20th century, roughly 1900-1955. Light repairs on steam locomotives were usually done in roundhouses at the many small locomotive terminals throughout a railroad's system; heavy repairs were done in a large, centralized repair shop serving the whole system (often referred to as the "Back Shop").
- Date made
- 1940s
- used date
- 1870s-1960s
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 9 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; x 24.13 cm x 6.35 cm
- ID Number
- 2002.0075.16
- catalog number
- 2002.0075.16
- accession number
- 2002.0075
- Credit Line
- Gift of National Park Service
- subject
- Railroads
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Transportation, Railroad
- Work
- America on the Move
- Transportation
- Exhibition
- AOTM
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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