Hole punch used by Pullman porter Thomas McCord
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Object Details
- Created by
- Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969
- Used by
- Thomas McCord, American, 1886 - 1967
- Description
- A chrome finish hand-held single hole punch with a Pullman Company inscription at the tip of the lever handle.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kenneth Victor Young in memory of Thomas McCord, Louisville, Kentucky
- 1940s
- Object number
- 2010.31.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- paper punches (cutting tools)
- Medium
- chrome
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 x 4 1/4 x 5/8 in. (5.1 x 10.8 x 1.6 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment-Occupational
- Exhibition
- Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Associations and institutions
- Labor
- Professional organizations
- Pullman Porters
- Transportation
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2010.31.5
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58a43015c-5135-4efc-9847-25bd3c6fe6ea
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