Wood fragment

Object/Artifact

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Toronto's First Post Office

Name/Title

Wood fragment

Entry/Object ID

987.30.213.1-6

Tags

Buildings and Structural Fragments

Description

Six wooden fragments; shaped as wedges; cut marks visible; wedges from interior of wooden shutters, circa 1827, hardwood wedges were driven into the cracks to "square" the shutters.

Dimensions

Height

0.1 cm

Width

7.4 cm

Depth

0.4 cm

Dimension Notes

.1: 7.4 x 0.4 x 0.4; .2: 6.7 x 0.6 x 0.6; .3: 7 x 0.4 x 0.5; .4: 6 x 0.4 x 0.5; .5: 5.5 x 0.4 x 0.5; .6: 4.7 x 0.5 x 0.4

Update Date

August 9, 2025