Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Wheel, Cog |
Object ID # |
2004.18.2 |
Title |
Cog wheel from meat cutter, mid 19th century |
Place of Origin |
probably Bedminster Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
Year Range from |
1840 |
Year Range to |
1875 |
Material |
Wood |
Dimensions |
H-2 Dia-2.5 inches |
Description |
Handmade wooden cog wheel from a "meat cutter" (according to the attached note), probably mid-to-late 19th century. From the Samuel Wismer-Cornelius Myers family of Bedminster and Plumstead Townships, Bucks County. |
Provenance |
From the Samuel Wismer-Cornelius Myers family of Bedminster and Plumstead Townships, Bucks Co. Passed down (as a relic) in that family to Eli W. Myers, then to his great-nephew William E. Gross (the donor). Attached old note (undated) by Eli W. Myers indicates the cog wheel's origin and how it was to be passed down in the Myers-Gross family. |
Source |
Gift of William E. & Arlene Swartley Gross |
People |
Wismer, Samuel L., 1814-1898 Myers, Cornelius H., 1839-1906 Myers, Eli W., 1878-1965 |
Collection |
Farm Equipment & Tools |