Title

Toggle Iron

Mediummetal
Dimensions38 1/2 in. (97.8 cm)
Object number00.206.112
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionToggle iron with double flue (or two-flued) head, apparently a variation of the Babcock Iron. Pivot mechanism for the toggle head is a large metal pin threaded through a round opening that was forged at the end of the shank instead of mounted through a clevis. Closed seam socket.
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