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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:American
Title:Bed key
Type:Furniture
Materials:wood: pine, ash
Place Made:North America; United States
Measurements:Key 14 1/2 x 2 x 1 3/4 in. Handle 15 3/4 in. x about 15/16 in. diameter
Accession Number:  MH SK B.10.A.12.3
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College

Label Text:
SKINNER CATALOGUE: An old square bed key in pine, with round ash handle. Corners roughly chamfered. Used to tighten the cords of cord beds. If the cords were not stretched very taught, the bed would sag under the weight of the sleeper, soon causing trouble with the back and kidneys. Marked (hand carved) W M June 1834. kEY 14 1/2" X 2" X 1 3/4" Handle 15 3/4" x about 15/16" diam. Cat. 4/4/1936

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furniture

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