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    Seat from Griffith Stadium

    Manufactured by
    American Seating Company, American, founded 1886
    Used by
    Griffith Stadium, 1911 - 1965
    Subject of
    Homestead Grays, American, 1912 - 1950
    Date
    ca. 1940
    Medium
    paint on wood , metal and brass (alloy)
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Seat Up): 30 1/2 × 22 1/2 × 20 1/4 in., 37 lb. (77.5 × 57.2 × 51.4 cm, 16.8 kg)
    H x W x D (Seat Down): 30 1/2 × 22 1/2 × 22 1/2 in., 37 lb. (77.5 × 57.2 × 57.2 cm, 16.8 kg)
    Description
    A single seat from Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. The seat is wood and metal painted blue, with remnants of green underneath. There is a brass plaque mounted on center of interior seat backing that reads: [GRIFFITH STADIUM / 1920-1961 / HOME OF THE WASHINGTON / SENATORS]. The proper right leg has text imprinted into it that reads: [PAT. NO 2246160 / MADE / IN / U.S.A.]. The proper left leg has text imprinted into it that reads: [3490 / X / LEV].
    Place used
    Griffith Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Tools and Equipment-Sports and Recreational
    Type
    seating furniture
    Topic
    Amusements
    Baseball
    Local and regional
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.90.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
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    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57bf8e458-e106-426b-8d52-447863c5a2dd
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