Collection Highlights
The N. O. massacre
Date:
1866
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1866.43
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Calipers
Object Number:
1952.11
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Steel, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 1/2 x 15 x 2 1/2 in. ( 57.2 x 38.1 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on side of caliper: "DAVID R. GRIFFITH/Philadelphia"
stamped: on obverse of other caliper: "David R. Griffith"
Description:
Steel calipers with two curved, tapered jaws connected to two steel bolts and brass wingnuts.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, David R. Griffith was a master mechanic for the navy who made his own tools during the Civil War.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Frederick Griffith
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
