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Mackerel Plow

ClassificationsTOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Dateca. 1850
Mediumwood and pewter
Dimensions5/8 x 9 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (1.6 x 23.8 x 6 cm.)
DescriptionMackerel plow, used for gutting fish; decorated with zigzag design; New England.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Jonathan and Karin Fielding
Status
On view
Object number2016.25.136
Broiler
Unknown, American
late 18th century
Object number: 2016.25.121
Cheese Ladder
Unknown, American
n.d.
Object number: 2016.25.127
Spinning Wheel
Unknown, American
early 18th century
Object number: 2016.25.145
Yarn Rack
Unknown, American
ca. 1850
Object number: 2016.25.143
Hand Crooked Knife
Unknown, American
n.d.
Object number: 2016.25.137
Crooked Knife
Unknown, American
n.d.
Object number: 2016.25.138
Chip-carved Knife
Unknown, American
mid- to late 19th century
Object number: 2016.25.140
Toaster
Unknown, American
18th - 19th century
Object number: 2016.25.128
Large Broiler
Unknown, American
late 18th century
Object number: 2016.25.122
Horse Tool
Unknown, American
ca. 1850
Object number: 2016.25.142
Pipe Tongs from the F. Frost Sawyer House
Unknown, American
18th century
Object number: 2016.25.119
Bootjack
Unknown, American
ca. 1850
Object number: 2016.25.115