Resin scorer
date: label: Date
content: mid 19th-mid 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
notes: label: Description
content: A resin scorer used in the turpentine industry. The resin scorer has a metal scoring attachment at the top and a short handle with a metal bulb of attached to the bottom. The scorer is a metal, J-shaped attachment with a wide, flat blade at the top that extends perpendicularly from the shaft of the handle. The blade is a flat piece of metal that has been folded to form a hook. The blade edge on the bottom of the hook is slightly tapered. The tang of the blade is embedded in the wooden handle and secured with two (2) metal bands. Three (3) nails have been wedged under the bottom band. There is also a fourth nail embedded in the top of the handle. The shaft of the handle is rounded. The bottom of the handle threaded through a heavy, bulbous shaped metal attachment. Attached to the tang is a white paper tag with black, hand written text that reads [Resin Scorer / Turpentine Industry].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Agriculture
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Slavery
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.108.23.50
objectType: label: Type
content: scorers
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal , iron and wood
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 17 3/8 × 3 3/8 × 5 5/16 in. (44.2 × 8.5 × 13.5 cm)