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Manufactured by:
Hanks Stove & Range Company, American, 1901 - 1981  Search this
Used by:
Hope School, 1925 - 1954  Search this
Medium:
iron , wood
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 60 × 21 × 21 in., 223 lb. (152.4 × 53.3 × 53.3 cm, 101.2 kg)
Type:
stoves
Place used:
Pomaria, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Place made:
Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1925-1954
Description:
An iron wood-burning stove used in the Hope Rosenwald School. The stove is in several distinct pieces: stove body, ash box, base, transition piece, lid, small top piece, three long pipes, one short pipe, stove pipe adapter, cirular pipe piece, two rods, and a box of six screws, five nuts, and a pin. The pieces are probably a combination of iron and tin, and the base is wood. A stamp into the ash box reads "HANKS STOVE & RANGE CO. / ROME / GA."
Topic:
African American  Search this
American South  Search this
Education  Search this
Segregation  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Hope School Community Center, Pomaria, SC
Object number:
2010.22.11a-o
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Tools and Equipment-Occupational
Exhibition:
Making a Way Out of No Way
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57912076a-ea3a-4df7-b8ff-a93bf6bf7419
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.22.11a-o