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Latch assembly, believed to have been installed by Abraham Lincoln, circa 1849

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Title
Latch assembly, believed to have been installed by Abraham Lincoln, circa 1849
Coverage-Year
1849/1880
Description
Shutter blind sill keeper for double latching shutter locks. J-shaped iron with one screw hole opposite lip end. Upper lip end forms a tooth-like protrusion in center bottom, top. The assembly has lost most of its original light brown paint. Rust spots bottom, top. Lip has speckles of light brown paint. L 1 3/8" x W 7/8" x D 3/16".
Interpretation
Believed to have been installed by Abraham Lincoln circa 1849.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • How we learn about communities
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War
  • American Communities in History
Learning Standards
16 History
Resource Type
Still image
Source
From Back Parlor windows, Lincoln Home, Springfield, IL
Coverage-Spatial
Victorian/Antebellum Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Windows  
  • Window frames  
  • Hardware  
  • Shutters  
  • Antebellum  
  • Victorian  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
LIHO 6671
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Descriptive Information

TitleLatch assembly, believed to have been installed by Abraham Lincoln, circa 1849
Coverage-Year1849/1880
DescriptionShutter blind sill keeper for double latching shutter locks. J-shaped iron with one screw hole opposite lip end. Upper lip end forms a tooth-like protrusion in center bottom, top. The assembly has lost most of its original light brown paint. Rust spots bottom, top. Lip has speckles of light brown paint. L 1 3/8" x W 7/8" x D 3/16".
InterpretationBelieved to have been installed by Abraham Lincoln circa 1849.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • How we learn about communities
  • Antebellum Society and the Civil War
  • American Communities in History
Learning Standards16 History
Resource TypeStill image
SourceFrom Back Parlor windows, Lincoln Home, Springfield, IL
Coverage-SpatialVictorian/Antebellum Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Windows  
  • Window frames  
  • Hardware  
  • Shutters  
  • Antebellum  
  • Victorian  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource IdentifierLIHO 6671
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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