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Brick jointer tool used by Black Men of Labor, Inc.

ca. 2003

New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A steel brick jointer tool, manufactured by Marshalltown. Each end has a different size curve, for making different sized joints. Left curve is larger than right, and the curve points down on the left, while the right end points up. Etched in the center reads [MARSHALLTOWN] with [83] underneath on the left, and [USA] underneath on the right.

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Catalog reference: 2015.260.10

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