Manufactured by
Schul-Son, American
Owned by
Sinclair, Clayton, American
Sinclair, Hazel, American
Subject of
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Date
mid 20th century
Medium
steel and wood
Dimensions
H x W x D: 6 9/16 × 1 × 1 in. (16.7 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm)
Description
A tracing wheel found in drawer B of the Singer cabinet table from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The needlework tool has a black wooden handle with a tear shaped grip and a squared steel shaft angled towards the tip. Attached to the end of the shaft is a rowel, a rotating metal disc with a series of sharp radial points. The rowel is secured with Phillips’s head screw. Stamped on one side of the shaft is the text [SCHUL-SON] and [U.S.A.] on the other side.
Place collected
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Place made
United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Type
perforating wheels
Topic
Black Enterprise
Business
Recreation
Segregation
Travel
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
Object number
2011.12.18.2.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd505ceaba7-bb6f-4fe2-b7ba-28ef9a8dd5f5

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