- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Thomas, Robert Jackson, American, 1889 - 1929
- Subject of
- Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 15/16 × 3 3/4 × 6 3/8 in. (4.9 × 9.5 × 16.2 cm)
- Description
- A metal key believed to be used for opening an overhead bed and/or cabinet in a sleeper car. The metal key is in the shape of a lower case "t" and has a bend in the middle. The key has a round shaft with two handles on each side. Directly before the handles is a bend in the shaft. One side of the key is open with a square opening. The other side of the key is thicker has a standard screw like opening.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- keys (hardware)
- Topic
- Labor
- Transportation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Descendants of Robert and Georgia Thomas, Pulaski, Tenn
- Object number
- 2012.75.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




