Forge Bellows, ca 1850
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: A blacksmith uses bellows on a forge to provide additional air to the fire, resulting in a higher rate of combustion, making the forge hotter. This bellows is made of wood and leather and was used in the recreation of the Augustus Alfred Machine Shop in the Engines of Change exhibit at the National Museum of American History.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing
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content: Work
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content: Industry & Manufacturing
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content: Machine Shop
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mr. C. H. Collett
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MC.320665
label: catalog number
content: 320665
label: accession number
content: 244231
objectType: label: Object Name
content: bellows, forge
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (part material)
label: Physical Description
content: leather (part material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (part material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 58 in x 30 in x 12 in; 147.32 cm x 76.2 cm x 30.48 cm
label: Measurements
content: pull rod: 30 in; 76.2 cm