"Emigrant" Rim Lock

"Emigrant" Rim Lock

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Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
lock, door
date made
1858 or later
Associated Date
1858-08-10
place made
United States: Connecticut, New Britain
Physical Description
iron, cast (lock body; faceplate material)
bronze (sprung latch; deadbolt material)
clay, glazed (doorknobs material)
Measurements
overall: 4 3/4 in x 3 3/4 in x 5 3/4 in; 12.065 cm x 9.525 cm x 14.605 cm
ID Number
1978.1061.01
accession number
1978.1061
catalog number
1978.1061.01
Credit Line
Gift of George H. Watson
subject
Hardware
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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