Screw

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Description:

Fat and rusty screw from the shop of Henry Fitz (1808-1863), America’s first successful commercial telescope maker.

Location: Currently not on view

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Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Willard H. Howell

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PH.315158.338Catalog Number: 315158.338Accession Number: 215541

Object Name: screw

Measurements: overall: 1 1/4 in x 1 1/2 in; 3.175 cm x 3.81 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-0495-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1829789

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