Iron cylinder with brass coating from Pemberton Mill

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Item Information

Title:
Iron cylinder with brass coating from Pemberton Mill
Description:
The artifact measures 4 cm in diameter and 6 cm long. Label attached on one end reads: “From the ruins of the Pemberton Mill Lawrence Jan 12, 1860.” The artifact is a cylinder of iron with coating of brass on the length. There are prongs on either end with a slight depression on each. There are also two circular holes on each end at the same location. It has not been determined yet what this piece of metal was used for in the Pemberton Mill.
Date:
1860
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Location:
Lawrence Public Library
Special Collections
Collection (local):
Pemberton Mill Disaster
Subjects:
Textile industry
Mills
Building failures
Pemberton Manufacturing Company
Places:
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Lawrence
Extent:
1 item ; 6 x 4 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/xw42q086m
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Notes:
Title supplied by cataloger.
Preferred Citation:
Courtesy Lawrence Public Library
Notes (date):
Date from item or accompanying material.
Accession #:
2014.3
Identifier:
Pemberton