(a) Round-headed metal key, tapering to a narrow neck, a groove down one side and the key cutting along the length of the other; a circular hole is stamped in the head of the key; (b) a cotton string attaches a flat paper card to the key; the tag is rectangular with the top two corners cut across t…
(a) Round-headed metal key, tapering to a narrow neck, a groove down one side and the key cutting along the length of the other; a circular hole is stamped in the head of the key; (b) a cotton string attaches a flat paper card to the key; the tag is rectangular with the top two corners cut across the diagonal; the string is attached to the card via a cardboard reinforced hole.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - key - Size: Length 3.4 cm x Width 1.9 cm x Depth 0.2 cm
b - tag - Size: Length 10.7 cm x Width 5.3 cm x Depth 0.1 cm
Provenance
Owned and used by Dr. H.G. Bird of Gananoque, Ontario
(a) Embossed on head of key: "THE EXCELSIOR HARDWARE CO // STAMFORD // CONN."; embossed on reverse side: "6K1"; (b) printed tag has, "GB PD 90877 // Cambridge Instrument Co., Inc // Ossining, N.Y. // Customer's No. // S.O. No 151390 // M.O. No. 12059 // Customer Dr. H. Godfrey Bird // Ontario, Canada // Inspected by W.T. // Date JAN 17 1946 // Tested by M. Anderson // Date 1–16–46 // C.I.CO. FORM NO. 61 25M–1–44 // Scr. #0 – 180916"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C3-6
Condition Remarks
(a) Minor signs of wear; one 2-mm diameter spot of inactive corrosion; (b) tag is creased but intact; minor signs of wear.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
JPG
Reference Comments
CD #7
Research Facts
Found with 997.037.502; key does not match with any lock on this accession