Step stool used by the Pullman Palace Car Company

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Object Details

Manufactured by

American Abrasive Metals Company, American, founded 1911

Commissioned by

Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969

Description

A yellow, metal step stool with an unpainted metal crosshatched top. Imprinted on the side of the stool is "PULLMAN." On the bottom of the stool in raised lettering is the word “ALUMALUN.”

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

1922-1969

Object number

2014.63.63.1

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

step stools

Medium

metal

Dimensions

10 3/8 × 17 3/4 × 20 1/2 in. (26.4 × 45.1 × 52.1 cm)

Place used

United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Tools and Equipment

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Labor

Pullman Porters

Transportation

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5733db2ac-5654-4e38-ada0-7d63a0438d4e

Record ID

nmaahc_2014.63.63.1