Needlenose pliers from the workshop of C. Edgar Patience
date: label: Date
content: 1900-1972
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Used by
content: C. Edgar Patience, American, 1906 - 1972
notes: label: Description
content: This pair of needlenose pliers were found in the workshop of C. Edgar Patience. The metal pliers have grated sections on the outside edge of each handle for gripping. Text is engraved on one side of the pin that reads "REUMSHUSSELL / GERMANY".
place: label: Place used
content: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Folklife
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Dr. Juanita Patience Moss and descendants
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.70.5
objectType: label: Type
content: needlenose pliers
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: 5/16 × 1 9/16 × 5 1/4 in. (0.8 × 4 × 13.3 cm)