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TitleSpike (Artifact 11)
Date Created1830-1998
Description9" long. For Artifacts 10 & 11: “In [the] nineteenth century many canals including the Delaware and Raritan canal were made of mostly clay, gravel, iron, and wood. The main parts of these canals...
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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TitleShovel handle (Artifact 5)
Date Created1830-1998
DescriptionArtifact five is a shovel handle that when complete would have been used not only to construct the original canal but also to maintain the banks and depths of the canal through constant maintenance.
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
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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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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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TitleCanal anchor (Artifact 1)
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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TitleWicket actuating lever (Artifact 119)
Date Created1830-1998
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...
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
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Title[miter] gate metal bumper, or per Bill McKelvey, “automatic [miter] gate wicket closing lever.” (Artifact 76)
Date Created1830-1998
Description25” with two rollers on it. “…[E]ssentially a device for automatically closing the wickets when the [miter] gate was moved to the open position. One end of it was secured to the vertical wicket...
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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TitleMachine mount from power house (Artifact 82)
Date Created1830-1998
DescriptionAlong the banks of the canal where there [were] locks and gates “Power House” or “Dog Houses” were located. They provided the housing for the gears and mechanisms needed to open and close the...
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)