- 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
- L x W: 17 1/2 x 3/8 in. (44.5 x 1 cm)
- Description
- Long metal chain with a hook on one end and a square clasp on the other end. This item was found inside the pockets of a Pullman Porter uniform owned by Robert Jackson Thomas.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- tools
- Topic
- Labor
- 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
- 2012.75.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




