Collection Highlights
Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
1859
S-229
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Controller handle
Object name
Controller handle
Date
ca. 1910
Medium
Brass, wood
Dimensions
Overall: 7 5/8 x 10 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 19.4 x 26 x 7 cm )
Description
Cast brass type M, non-automatic multiple unit train controller handle with a molded circular boss or water cap with a square hole socket at on end and a turned wooden grip with a wooden "dead-man" button on the top of the grip; button attached to a spring on the inside of the handle; rectangular pointer cast on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line
Gift of Melvin Rosenberg
Object Number
1955.49
Marks
stamped: on the pivot end: "845"
Gallery Label
This controller handle came from a Third Avenue Elevated car. Service on the Third Avenue Elevated line in Manhattan was discontinued on May 12, 1955. Additional files and maps in object file.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
