Spike

Object/Artifact

Mattapoisett Museum

Name/Title

Spike

Entry/Object ID

1978.7.1

Description

Railroad spike.

Collection

Railroad Models (RRM)

Acquisition

Accession

1978.7

Source or Donor

Lopes, Louis

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1854

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Spike

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Fastener

Nomenclature Class

Multiple Use T&E for Materials

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

A500

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

RR-1-G

General Notes

Note

Notes: From Old Colony railroad bed east of Mattapoisett river. Dug up by contractor laying sewer, 1978. First train, 7/4/1854.

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

March 16, 2006

Updated By

Unknown

Update Date

July 7, 2021