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Leg brace
ca. 1940
2002.76
Leather, metal
Used By: Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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Measure

Measure
Object name 
Measure
Date 
ca. 1850
Medium 
Copper
Dimensions 
Overall: 5 x 12 1/2 in. ( 12.7 x 31.8 cm )
Description 
Cylindrical copper measure with strap rim riveted to body.
Credit Line 
Gift of Edmund B. Child
Object Number 
1933.234
Marks 
stamped: on rim: "D. MEAD/ C. SEALER 1855" stamped: on bottom: "J.L. BURNETT/C. SEALER/1862" stamped: on side: "A. PENDLETON/C.SEALER/1864" and "D.W.C/1853"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.