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Hinge

Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Euro-Canadian (Fur Trade)
Medium Iron
Geography
Ontario, French River, Grand Parisien Rapids
Date c. 1730-1820 AD
Period Colonial (1700-1850 AD)
Dimensions 12.7 x 5 x 0.7 cm
Object number 962.258.481
Department Art & Culture: Archaeology of the Americas
Description
This "H"- shaped hinge, likely used for a door, was recovered from the French River (Grand Parisien Rapids) in 1962. The current interpretation for these objects is that they sank to the bottom of the river during canoe accidents. In the fur trade context, such items were likely to be used in the construction of fur trade posts in the interior.
Hinge
Hinge - 962.258.481_1
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