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Gavel

Object number2013.21.1

MediumWood

Credit LineGift of Butler Area Public Library

DescriptionLight brown wooden gavel. Beige wooden striking plate on both sides of hammer. Painted decorations of black lines and alternating beige and brown squares on hammer head.Dimensions9.75 x 2.75 x 1.5 in. (24.8 x 7 x 3.8 cm)
Historical NotesGavel used at the United Mercantile Company of Pittsburgh. The United Mercantile Company of Pittsburgh, a commercial debt collection agency was founded in 1911 by William Meyer. Gavel transferred from the Butler Area Public Library.

Related institution United Mercantile Company of Pittsburgh

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