Pierson 1836 Nicker Model
date: label: date made
content: From 1836
notes: label: Description
content: This is a model of a screw making machine, which was originally at the site of the American Screw Company Mill in Providence, Rhode Island.
label: Description
content: It was donated by the American Screw Company within a collection of thirteen models and machines used for making wood screws from 1836-1900. The American Screw Company was founded in 1860 in Providence, Rhode Island, as a consolidation of the Eagle Screw and New England Screw Companies. By 1873, it absorbed other firms and was the largest manufacturer of screw and related products in the United States. In 1949, American Screw moved its operations to Willimantic, Connecticut.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Mechanical and Civil Engineering
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: American Screw Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MC.191300.02
label: accession number
content: 191300
label: catalog number
content: 191900.02
label: collector/donor number
content: 13
objectType: label: Object Name
content: J. H. Pierson Nicker
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 in x 9 in x 6 in; 17.78 cm x 22.86 cm x 15.24 cm