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  1. Crucible, c. 1910-1940 - Crucible, Metal

    Crucible, c. 1910-1940. Crucible for making lead fishing weights, used in the ocean to catch fish and rock fish. Metal bar horizontally extending, intersecting the bottom of the metal bowl. Metal bar has ribbing closest to bowl. At bottom of bowl there is a protruding metal ring. Top lip of bowl has four protruding screws on outside raised rim.

    Record Type: Object

    Crucible Used to Make Lead Fishing Weights
  2. Crucible with Lead and Slack, c. 1910-1940 - Crucible, Metal

    Crucible with Lead and Slack, c. 1910-1940. Cylindrical base widens to rounded body. Two protruding metal pieces have holes for attached metal rounded handle. Inside cauldron holds square lead block and steel wool. Used to make fishing weights. Lead was manufactured by the Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining and Concentrating Company in Kellogg, Idaho.

    Record Type: Object

    Caldron, Bunker Hill Lead & Slag for Making Fishing Weights
  3. Foundry Ladle, c. 1910-1940 - Ladle, Hot Metal

    Foundry Ladle, c. 1910-1940. Ladle for lead for making fish weights. Long narrow handle that tapers to half sphere bowl. Bowl has two lips bisecting laterally from handle. Back side of long handle tapers inward in concave direction. Circular hole at end of handle.

    Record Type: Object

    Foundry Ladle
  4. Philippine Charm Bracelet, 1944. - Bracelet, Charm

    Charm Bracelet, 1944, dark metal,very thin chain with six charms attached to it and two loose parts. The charms are approximately 0.5'' each, and they are shaped like: a fish with a head, three sets of scales and a tail attached together with tiny metal links; an abacus; an oriental style bird house; a siting Buddha; a candlestick rotary phone; a bag embossed with what seems to be a fish symbol on both sides (upside down heart with a triangle on ...

    Record Type: Object

    Philippine Charm Bracelet, c. 1942-1946
  5. Raychem Cryofit Cross-section, c. 1957-1999 - Coupling

    Raychem Cryofit Cross-section, c. 1957-1999. Two metal alloy pipes connected in the middle by a metal alloy cuff. The tube shape cuff has beveled edges. A piece has been cut off to expose the interior. The two pipes are equal length and have unfinished cut edges. A piece of one pipe has been removed to exposed the interior. The intact pipe has two parallel grooves circumventing it.

    Record Type: Object

    Rachem Cryofit Cross-section
  6. Raychem CryoFit Shape-Memory Coupling, 1971-1999 - Coupling

    Raychem CryoFit Shape-Memory Coupling, c. 1971-1999. Two metal alloy pipes connected in the center with a two inch metal cuff. The metal is a nickel titanium alloy. "CRYOFIT" is printed in on the cuff. Both pipes have the same diameter, but left pipe has thicker metal and a smaller opening. Tight rings can be seen at ends of pipes. The two pipes are scratched up. The right pipe has undecipherable letters and numbers printed on it. Shape-Memory c...

    Record Type: Object

    Raychem CryoFit Shape-Memory Coupling
  7. Vise, c. 1930-1960 - Vise, Metalworking

    Vise, c. 1930-1960. Oval-shaped base with indents on either ends. V-shaped tightening mechanism extends from base. Extending width of vise is horizontal screw with metal piece for tightening/loosening vise. Top of vise expands to flat metal clamp.

    Record Type: Object

    Vise for Sharpening Blades

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