Threader Model (Cut thread), Eagle Screw Co.
notes: label: Description
content: This is a model of a screw threader manufactured by Eagle Screw Company. This model is specifically that for a cut thread screw, a self-tapping screw that can create new threads in existing holes and is commonly used in heavy-duty construction of different materials. 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.191300.04
label: accession number
content: 191300
label: catalog number
content: 191300.04
label: collector/donor number
content: 20
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Threader
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 1/2 in x 16 in x 7 1/8 in; 24.13 cm x 40.64 cm x 18.0975 cm