Name/Title
Buggy Whip from Vosburgh Hardware, 1910Entry/Object ID
1975.5.1Description
ACC. NO. 75.5.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
DATE OR PERIOD: 1910
OBJECT: BUGGY WHIP
DESCRIPTION. BLACK COLORED BUGGY WHIP. MADE OF WOVEN RAWHIDE.
NICKEL PLATED METAL TIP ON THE END OF HANDLE. AND TEN INCHES ABOVE THE HANDLE END A METAL RING FOR STRENGTH. THE WHIP TAPPERS FROM THE HANDLE TO ITS END. AT THE END OF THE WHIP IS A TIED MATERIAL TIP IN THE FORM OF A TASSEL.
HISTORY: THE BUGGY WHIP WAS THE PROPERTY OF MR. GEORGE W. MURPHY, A FUNERAL DIRECTOR. HE CAME TO ALAMEDA IN 1895. HE WAS LOCATED AT 2312 CENTRAL AVENUE. THE BUGGY WHIP WAS ONE OF TWO PURCHASED FROM VOSBURGH HARDWARE IN 1910. IT WAS NEVER USED.
DATE: FEBRUARY 5, 1975