Metal leatherworking riveter by Little Giant
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1850-1900
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Wells Brothers & Co., founded 1876
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: An iron Little Giant leatherworking riveter. The riveter has a long lever connected to the riveter that moves upward when the lever is pushed down. A threaded bolt sits directly above riveter. Raised metal type, on both sides of riveter reads: [LITTLE GIANT].
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: Craftsmanship
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
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: 2014.316.6.3
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: iron
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 7 × 2 1/8 × 12 1/4 in. (17.8 × 5.4 × 31.1 cm)