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Description:

This steel screwdriver came 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.315158.187Accession Number: 215541Catalog Number: 315158.187

Object Name: screwdriver, slottedObject Type: screwdrivers

Physical Description: steel (overall material)Measurements: overall: .8 cm x 8.2 cm x 1 3/8 in; 5/16 in x 3 1/4 in x 3.556 cmoverall: 1/4 in x 3 1/4 in x 1/2 in; .635 cm x 8.255 cm x 1.27 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-bdb0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1350443

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Screwdriver