Flush button for toilet and sink from Camp A at Angola prison
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1972
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Forte and Tablada Inc., American, founded 1961
label: Commissioned by
content: Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
notes: label: Description
content: Flush button for the toilet (2013.26.2.3.1) of cell no. 3 from Camp A at Angola prison. The button is attached to a pipe that was embedded into the wall of the cell and connected to the prison’s plumbing. The button has was flush with wall of the cell. The front of button and cover are painted white. In the center of button is engraved text that reads “PUSH.” The button cover has a raised center with the button extending out.
place: label: Place collected
content: West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Architecture
label: Topic
content: Prisons
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Buildings and Structures
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections and Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.26.2.3.2
objectType: label: Type
content: cells
label: Type
content: toilets
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: steel and fiberglass, paint, wax
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 7/8 × 2 7/8 × 9 15/16 in. (7.3 × 7.3 × 25.2 cm)