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Wicket actuating lever (Artifact 119)
Descriptive
TypeOfResource
StillImage
TitleInfo
(ID = T-1)
Title
Wicket actuating lever (Artifact 119)
Identifier
(type = local)
number tag 119
Identifier
(type = hdl)
http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.1/rucore00000002088.Photograph.000057153
Genre
(authority = AAT)
artifacts
Subject
(ID = SBJ-1);
(authority = local)
Topic
Archaelogy
Subject
(ID = SBJ-2);
(authority = local)
Topic
Excavations
Subject
(ID = SBJ-3);
(authority = NJCCS)
Temporal
Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Subject
(ID = SBJ-4);
(authority = NJCCS)
Temporal
The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
Subject
(ID = SBJ-5);
(authority = lcsh/lcnaf)
Geographic
New Brunswick (N.J.)
Subject
(ID = SBJ-6)
HierarchicalGeographic
Country
UNITED STATES
State
New Jersey
County
Middlesex County
City
New Brunswick (N.J.)
Abstract
(type = summary)
32” actuating lever. It was located at the top of the [miter] gates and was used by the locktender to open the wickets – there were several on each gate. Each wicket was connected to the actuating lever by a substantial vertical rod extending from the wicket at the bottom of the gate to the actuating lever at the top.”
(McKelvey, Bill. “RE: Canal Artifacts in Henry Guest House. Email to Kim Adams. 2 January 2010.)
“One of the most important parts of the canal lock system is the wicket gate. The wicket gate is located within the [miter] gates. The wicket gates allowed water to pass through to the lock chamber which provided equal levels of water when the next gate was opened. Many of the early wicket gates were mechanized. However, they still required manpower in the form of a crank mechanism. The wicket rod was the tool used to open and close the wicket gates.”
(McKelvey, Bill. “RE: Canal Artifacts in Henry Guest House. Email to Kim Adams. 2 January 2010.)
“One of the most important parts of the canal lock system is the wicket gate. The wicket gate is located within the [miter] gates. The wicket gates allowed water to pass through to the lock chamber which provided equal levels of water when the next gate was opened. Many of the early wicket gates were mechanized. However, they still required manpower in the form of a crank mechanism. The wicket rod was the tool used to open and close the wicket gates.”
Note
(type = content)
In 1998, the New Brunswick Free Public Library accepted 31 artifacts that were recovered from the Delaware & Raritan Canal outlet lock and towpath. Currently they are are on permanent display in the Henry Guest House which is on the library grounds. The various artifacts are organized into six different categories: Tools; Pieces of Canal; Milk Bottles; Mule Shoes; Workers Personal Objects; and Bones. As a part of the inventory, each artifact is listed with a label (Item no., Title, Description, and Date Accepted), an expanded description, and a photograph(s). These objects are a portion of the Delaware and Raritan Canal Collection of the NBFPL Archives. The larger collection includes pictures, articles, and documents about the canal and its history. Access is available by appointment at the library.
Name
(ID = NAME-1);
(type = personal)
NamePart
(type = family)
Schkrutz
NamePart
(type = given)
Eric
NamePart
(type = date)
2010
Role
RoleTerm
(authority = marcrelator);
(type = text)
Photographer
Name
(ID = NAME-1);
(type = corporate)
NamePart
New Brunswick Free Public Library
Role
RoleTerm
(authority = marcrelator)
Owner
OriginInfo
DateCreated
(point = start);
(qualifier = approximate)
1830
DateCreated
(point = end);
(qualifier = exact)
1998
DateOther
(type = Excavation date)
1998
RelatedItem
(type = host)
TitleInfo
Title
Delaware and Raritan Canal Artifacts
Identifier
(type = local)
rucore00000002088
Location
PhysicalLocation
(authority = marcorg);
(displayLabel = New Brunswick Free Public Library)
NjNb
Identifier
(type = doi)
doi:10.7282/T39C6X21
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Rights
RightsDeclaration
(AUTHORITY = NJDH);
(ID = rulibRdec0001)
This resource may be copyright protected. You may make use of this resource, with proper attribution, for educational and other non-commercial uses only. Contact the contributing organization to obtain permission for reproduction, publication, and commercial use.
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Source
Shelving
Locator
(TYPE = Call number)
HGH4
Note
Henry Guest House Room 4
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Technical
ContentModel
Photograph
MimeType
(TYPE = file)
image/tiff
MimeType
(TYPE = container)
application/x-tar
FileSize
(UNIT = bytes)
481280
Checksum
(METHOD = SHA1)
05a9bd4a316e6f924d84359ce3604a1275966a16
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