Tool, Lever, Opening Day Cascade Locks and Canal

Object/Artifact

Cascade Locks Historical Museum

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2022.1.280

Description

Metal lever in display case. Lever is metal with round handle and long flat blade with inscription on the blade close to the handle. Inscription on leaver reads, "Presented by W. P. Lord Governor of Oregon to W. L. Fisk Capt. Engers U.S.A. Opening Cascade Locks 5th Nov 1896." Display case is blue with plaque. Plaque reads, "This lever-wrench used at the dedication of Cascade Locks on Nov. 5 1896 has been loaned to Cascade Locks Museum by U.S. Army Corps of Eng. Portland Dist. Aug 28, 1970."

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Blade of lever and plaque on display case.

Transcription

Inscription on leaver reads, "Presented by W. P. Lord Governor of Oregon to W. L. Fisk Capt. Engers U.S.A. Opening Cascade Locks 5th Nov 1896." Plaque reads, "This lever-wrench used at the dedication of Cascade Locks on Nov. 5 1896 has been loaned to Cascade Locks Museum by U.S. Army Corps of Eng. Portland Dist. Aug 28, 1970."

Language

English

Material/Technique

Etched

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Lever

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Mechanical Devices

Nomenclature Class

Mechanical T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Display Case Dimensions

Height

9-1/2 in

Width

3 in

Length

43-5/16 in

Materials

Material

Metal, Wood, Glass

Material Notes

Lever is made of solid metal. The case is made of wood with glass front.

Colors

Color

Silver, Black, Blue

Color Notes

Lever is silver in a painted blue display case with a background.