Paper cutter from The Baltimore Afro American Newspaper

African American Museum

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Object Details

Created by

Chandler & Price, American, 1881 - 1964

Description

Black antique paper cutter; missing a handle, cutting blade and mounted motor; name plate mounted on the rear reads “Chandler & Price Co. N.Y. State Dept. of Labor Approval Number 2144”

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Afro-American Newspapers

Date

1900-1920

Object number

2013.203

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Medium

cast iron

Dimensions

H x W x D: 56 3/4 × 64 1/4 × 64 1/2 in., 2225 lb. (144.1 × 163.2 × 163.8 cm, 1009.3 kg)

Cultural Place

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Tools and Equipment

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

Topic

African American

Black Press

Business

Communication

Journalism

Labor

Local and regional

Mass media

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56a506117-7843-40d4-a620-ec49da3087a0

Record ID

nmaahc_2013.203