Metal leatherworking splitter and loose lever
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1850-1900
name: label: Owned by
content: William Sugg, American, 1828 - 1889
label: Owned by
content: Mary Elizabeth Sugg, American, 1839 - 1915
label: Owned by
content: Vernon Sugg McDonald, American, 1906 - 1982
notes: label: Description
content: 2014.316.6.1a: A metal leatherworking splitter. The splitter has a roller and several rotating gears atop a rectangular base. One side of the splitter has a crank; the other has a large lever. There are screws on the top of the roller that runs across the base. The number [6] is engraved underneath the splitter’s base.
label: Description
content: 2014.316.6.1b: A loose metal lever that was included with the metal leatherworking splitter. The lever is curved and has a notch at one end.
place: label: Place collected
content: Sugg McDonald House, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black interiors
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Skilled labor
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bob and Sherri Brennan in memory of Vernon Sugg McDonald
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.316.6.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: tools
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
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2014.316.6.1a): 5 5/8 × 10 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (14.3 × 26 × 19.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2014.316.6.1b): 1 × 11/16 × 4 1/2 in. (2.5 × 1.7 × 11.4 cm)