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TitleSledge hammer with wooden
handle (Artifact 6)
Date Created1830-1998
Description12 pounds. Artifact 6 is a sledge hammer. It is an important tool in a railroad and canal setting and would have been useful in the construction of wood sections of the canal.
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TitleAdjustable wrench from lock (Artifact 2)
Date Created1830-1998
DescriptionArtifact two is a wood handled wrench that could have been used in many different ways in the construction and maintenance of the canal and its boats. On a canal barge or ship the wrench could...
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
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TitleMule shoe (Artifact 61)
Date Created1830-1998
DescriptionLarge 6” x 6.5.” Animals, in particular, mules played an important role in the workings of a canal system. Mules provided a means of labor through which boats could be towed in the canal. These...
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
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TitleWood coin sample (Artifact 52)
Date Created1830-1998
DescriptionDuring the nineteenth century wood was widely used by canal builders and engineers. This particular wood sample could have been retrieved from a variety of different parts of the canal. It could...
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
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TitleTwo pieces of coal (Artifact nn1)
Date Created1830-1998
DescriptionPennsylvania anthracite.
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
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TitleWood chisel & handle in two
pieces (Artifact 3)
Date Created1830-1998
DescriptionIn order to construct and maintain a canal many laborers were needed to work on the many areas of the canal. Artifact 3 is a wood workers chisel with a wooden handle. It was one of the many tools used...
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
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TitleWooden roller (Artifact 4)
Date Created1830-1998
Descriptionshank 55” long x 2.25” diam.; teeth spread 32”, stay rod 57”; chain ~12’
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
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TitleMule shoe (Artifact 59)
Date Created1830-1998
DescriptionSmall under 3” x 4.” Animals, in particular, mules played an important role in the workings of a canal system. Mules provided a means of labor through which boats could be towed in the canal. ...
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
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TitleMule shoe (Artifact 58)
Date Created1830-1998
DescriptionSmall under 3” x 4.” Animals, in particular, mules played an important role in the workings of a canal system. Mules provided a means of labor through which boats could be towed in the canal. ...
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
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TitleMule shoe (Artifact 60)
Date Created1830-1998
DescriptionLarge 6” x 6.5.” Animals, in particular, mules played an important role in the workings of a canal system. Mules provided a means of labor through which boats could be towed in the canal. These...
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)