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Latch Assembly, believed to be original hardware, installed by Lincoln circa 1855

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Title
Latch Assembly, believed to be original hardware, installed by Lincoln circa 1855
Coverage-Year
1850/1870
Description
Shutter latch keeper. Metal bent to form right angle. One leg has two screw holes, other leg has rectangular hole (7/8" x 1/2") in center bottom. Thickly covered in cracked, light brown paint on top, sides, and bottom, except around screw hole leg.
Interpretation
Believed to be original hardware, installed by Lincoln circa 1855. Serves double latching, as did historic Lincoln shutter hardware.
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 Abraham Lincoln's bedroom, Lincoln Home, Springfield, IL
Coverage-Spatial
Mid-Victorian, Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Hardware  
  • Shutters  
  • Victorian  
  • Antebellum  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection Publisher
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource Identifier
LIHO 6672
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

Descriptive Information

TitleLatch Assembly, believed to be original hardware, installed by Lincoln circa 1855
Coverage-Year1850/1870
DescriptionShutter latch keeper. Metal bent to form right angle. One leg has two screw holes, other leg has rectangular hole (7/8" x 1/2") in center bottom. Thickly covered in cracked, light brown paint on top, sides, and bottom, except around screw hole leg.
InterpretationBelieved to be original hardware, installed by Lincoln circa 1855. Serves double latching, as did historic Lincoln shutter hardware.
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 Abraham Lincoln's bedroom, Lincoln Home, Springfield, IL
Coverage-SpatialMid-Victorian, Springfield, IL  
Subject / Keywords
  • Hardware  
  • Shutters  
  • Victorian  
  • Antebellum  
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  
Collection PublisherLincoln Home National Historic Site
Rights Management Statement
Resource IdentifierLIHO 6672
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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