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Wicket actuating lever (Artifact 119). Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T39C6X21
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Wicket actuating lever (Artifact 119). 1830-1998. New Brunswick Free Public Library. RUcore: https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T39C6X21

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TitleWicket actuating lever (Artifact 119)
NameSchkrutz, Eric (Photographer), New Brunswick Free Public Library
Date Created1830-1998
SubjectArchaelogy, Excavations, New Brunswick (N.J.)
Description32” actuating lever. It was located at the top of the [miter] gates and was used by the locktender to open the wickets – there were several on each gate. Each wicket was connected to the actuating lever by a substantial vertical rod extending from the wicket at the bottom of the gate to the actuating lever at the top.”
(McKelvey, Bill. “RE: Canal Artifacts in Henry Guest House. Email to Kim Adams. 2 January 2010.)

“One of the most important parts of the canal lock system is the wicket gate. The wicket gate is located within the [miter] gates. The wicket gates allowed water to pass through to the lock chamber which provided equal levels of water when the next gate was opened. Many of the early wicket gates were mechanized. However, they still required manpower in the form of a crank mechanism. The wicket rod was the tool used to open and close the wicket gates.”
NoteIn 1998, the New Brunswick Free Public Library accepted 31 artifacts that were recovered from the Delaware & Raritan Canal outlet lock and towpath. Currently they are are on permanent display in the Henry Guest House which is on the library grounds. The various artifacts are organized into six different categories: Tools; Pieces of Canal; Milk Bottles; Mule Shoes; Workers Personal Objects; and Bones. As a part of the inventory, each artifact is listed with a label (Item no., Title, Description, and Date Accepted), an expanded description, and a photograph(s). These objects are a portion of the Delaware and Raritan Canal Collection of the NBFPL Archives. The larger collection includes pictures, articles, and documents about the canal and its history. Access is available by appointment at the library.
Genreartifacts
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T39C6X21
CollectionDelaware and Raritan Canal Artifacts
Organization NameNew Brunswick Free Public Library
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