Pair of bellows, red w/ stencil decoration on front. Handle has leaf pattern, body has 3 pieces of fruit and leaf pattern inside black border. Tanned leather connecting wood pieces w/ brass pins. Finished w/ brass tube. Backside--wood has hole in center of body, leather shows through.
bellows
brass (alloy)
leather
wood (plant material)
Leather
Brass
BELLOWS
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
18 x 8 x 2.5 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.289
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