H23.1182
1 in WIDE x 1 in DEEP
(2.54 cm WIDE x 2.54 cm DEEP)
(2.54 cm WIDE x 2.54 cm DEEP)
New England
Oakland Museum of California; Charles P. Wilcomb Collection
H23.1182
19th century Gallery, 9/1978 M.G.m Early California Art and History, Science Special Gallery, December 2007 - September 2009
Clothespins, hand-made. Received from: Davis Brothers, Kent, Ohio.
From the History Information Station
There were very few stores when the forty-niners arrived in California. Simple items were expensive, if they could be found at all--flour up to $35/pound; one boiled egg $.75. Miner who had skill with a whittling knife was able to produce household items such as this clothespin.
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