- 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.




