Tie rod

Source catalog description

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

And iron tie rod. The tie rod is an elongated bar with two bent, perpendicular spikes at each end, projecting in the same direction. The shaft of the tie rod is roughly rounded. Near one of the spikes is white painted text that reads [R409].

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