Clothes hanger used by Pullman porters

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Commissioned by: Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969
Manufactured by: Unidentified

Date: early to mid 20th century

Medium: wood, metal
Dimensions: 8 3/8 × 17 1/8 × 5/8 in. (21.3 × 43.5 × 1.6 cm)

Description: A wood clothes hanger with a metal hook. Printed in black ink on both sides of the hanger is “PULLMAN” and “TRAVEL AND SLEEP IN SAFETY AND COMFORT.”

Classification: Tools and Equipment; Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor

Type: hangers (costume equipment)

Topic: Labor; Pullman Porters; Transportation

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2014.63.63.23.2

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions; Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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