Coathanger

Name/Title

Coathanger

Entry/Object ID

1996.49.10a-b

Description

Collapsible coat hanger. When closed, the hanger is a metal rectangle, and it fits inside a small leather carrying pouch. To open, the exterior edges hinge outward, creating a hanging loop, then 2 telescoping arms extend outward at a slight downward angle.

Context

Owned by a member of the Tyler, Fuller, or Heatherington families.

Acquisition

Accession

1996.49

Source or Donor

Heatherington, Avis Laura Brown (1914-2001)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Coathanger

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Hanger, Clothes

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Clothing Care Objects

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall (open)

Height

7-3/4 in

Length

16-1/4 in

Dimension Description

Overall (folded)

Height

2-3/4 in

Width

3/4 in

Depth

1/2 in

Dimension Description

Case

Height

3 in

Width

1 in

Depth

1/2 in

Material

Metal, Leather