Tie rod
date: label: Date
content: late 19th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
notes: label: Description
content: And iron tie rod. The tie rod is an elongated bar with two bent, perpendicular spikes at each end, projecting in the same direction. The shaft of the tie rod is roughly rounded. Near one of the spikes is white painted text that reads [R409].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Architecture
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: 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: 2017.108.23.34
objectType: label: Type
content: ironwork
label: Type
content: rods
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: 10 1/2 × 50 3/8 × 1 1/8 in. (26.7 × 128 × 2.9 cm)