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ca. 1725
GUSN-27220
a) Suffolk-type pull: bean-head escutcheons; straight thumb lever penetrates below top escutcheon. Semi-round handle with banding motif. b) Latch bar: long taper to bean-head; thickens at base of head. c) wood turnbolt or keyhole cover: rectangular; slightly rounded at ends. Handmade countersunk screw in one end; intapered with blunt end. Wood portion painted blue. d) Staple: keeper for latch bar. Narrow tangs. e) Loop staple: for use with locking hasp? b,d, and e all with blue paint.
staples
iron (metal)
painting (coating)
wood (plant material)
Iron
Painted
Band
ASSEMBLY, LATCH
Original To Shumway House,
1914.100
1914.100 ABCDE
Unknown
8.75 x 2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of William Sumner Appleton
1914.100A-E
Massachusetts (United States)
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