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Description:

One of a pair of wrought iron HL hinges, covered in several layers of beige and white paint, now flaking and worn off. Iron is slightly bent. No mark. See DL*388818B.

Date Made: 1700- 1830

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made; Place Used: United States: New England

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.388818BCatalog Number: 388818BAccession Number: 182022

Object Name: hinge

Physical Description: metal, iron (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1/2 in x 3/4 in x 6 1/8 in x 6 in; 1.27 cm x 1.905 cm x 15.5591 cm x 15.24 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-0a9e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1459617

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