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Catalog Number |
1907.89.6 |
Object Name |
Plunger |
Description |
Syringe gun, metal appears to be brass, 27" long. with a wood handle to push down plunger, long point at end. Used in water fight that took place on July 4 at Spy Pond, where various men in town tried to squirt each other with these syringes. Event is described at 1907.89.1C and 1907.89.1D, and copies of a poem about it can be found at 1907.89.1A-B, 1938.15.29, and 2017.1.17 Oversized tool. |
Year Range to |
1906 |
People |
Hodgdon, Richard William Wellington, Timothy Hodgdon, Frank Wellington |
Subjects |
Recreation |
Search Terms |
July 4th Celebrations Spy Pond |
Material |
Metal/Wood |
Dimensions |
H-2.125 W-4.75 L-27.25 Cir-6.75 inches |
Source |
Hodgdon, Frank W. and Mrs. Maria W. Hodgdon |
Collection |
Arlington Historical Society Collection |