Tools: Extending Our Reach
This exhibition was on display from December 12, 2014 to May 25, 2015.
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- CooKey USB Flash Drive, 2009
- aluminum, integrated circuit.
- Gift of LaCie.
- 2012-32-2
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- itsaKey USB Flash Drive, 2009
- aluminum, integrated circuit.
- Gift of LaCie.
- 2012-32-3
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Halibut Hook (USA)
- carved wood, cord.
- Collection of John J. McLean, 1881, Baranof Island, Alaska, Department of....
- 15.2012.49
- Stone Pestle (USA)
- carved stone.
- Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian....
- 15.2012.47
- Pestle (USA)
- carved basalt.
- Collected by the United States Exploring Expedition, 1840, Department of....
- 15.2012.46
- Fishhook (USA)
- whale tooth, cord.
- Collected by Dr. Nathaniel B. Emerson, exhibited at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific....
- 15.2012.45
- Octopus Lure (USA)
- cowrie shell, worked stone, carved wood, cord, lashing.
- Collected by Dr. Nathaniel B. Emerson, exhibited at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific....
- 15.2012.43
- Throwing Knife (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- iron, handle covered in bark cloth and tied with braided fiber.
- Herbert Ward Collection, Department of Anthropology, National Museum of....
- 15.2012.42
- Throwing Knife (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- iron, handle covered in braided fiber.
- Herbert Ward Collection, Department of Anthropology, National Museum of....
- 15.2012.41
- Hoe Blade (Japan)
- cast iron.
- Collected by Commodore Matthew C. Perry in 1853-54, Department of....
- 15.2012.40
- Sickle Blade (Japan)
- iron.
- Collected by Commodore Matthew C. Perry in 1853-54, Department of....
- 15.2012.39
- Plowshare Blade (Japan)
- iron.
- Collected by Commodore Matthew C. Perry in 1853-54, Department of....
- 15.2012.38
- Spade Blade (Japan)
- cast iron.
- Collected by Commodore Matthew C. Perry in 1853-54, Department of....
- 15.2012.37
- Clovis Point
- chert from north central ohio.
- Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian....
- 15.2012.25
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Fluted Point (USA)
- chert (from edwards chert formation located north of austin, texas).
- Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian....
- 15.2012.26
- Satellite, Explorer 1 (Replica)
- metal shell.
- Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Transferred from the US Army....
- 16.2012.23
- This object was made by Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology.
- Soroban (Japanese Abacus) (Japan)
- wood, bamboo.
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 1989.0515.01.
- 14.2012.65
- Metal Glide Cane Tips (USA)
- rubber, metal.
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 2001.0324.01-03.
- 14.2012.10
- Child's Tool Chest (USA)
- wood, metal, paint, paper, ink.
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 1977.1101.0167.
- 14.2012.1
- Skylab Tool Kit #2 (USA)
- aluminum, anodized aluminum, steel, cardboard, ink.
- Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Transferred from NASA, Marshall....
- 16.2012.1
- This object was made by McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Company.
- Needle Case (USA)
- carved, incised, painted wood; incised tundra swan wing bone (humerus).
- National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, 21/800.
- 17.2012.3
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Awls (USA)
- carved ivory.
- National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, 3/6271.
- 17.2012.5
- Writing Toolbox (England)
- enamel on copper, gilt copper, glass, wood.
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.8.245.26.
- 21.2012.1
- Fishhook (Solomon Islands)
- carved mother-of-pearl.
- Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian....
- 15.2012.50
- Pickett N1010-ES Trig Duplex Demonstration Slide Rule (USA)
- plywood, plexiglass.
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 2010.3095.071.
- 14.2012.67
- Patent Model For A Knitting Machine, Patent No. 125,543 (USA)
- metal.
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, Cat. T11410.031.
- 14.2012.29
- Patent Model For A Sewing Machine, Patent No. 9,041 (Watertown, Connecticut,...
- metal, wood.
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, Cat. T06055.
- 14.2012.30
- 3D Laser Scanner, ScanStation C10
- compact, pulsed, dual-axis-compensated, very high-speed laser scanner, with....
- Courtesy of Leica Geosystems.
- 16.2014.1
- This object was made by Leica Geosystems Inc..
- There are 6 images and 3 videos of this object.
- PillCam SB 3
- led light source, lens, battery, antenna, transmitter, imager.
- Courtesy of Given Imaging, a Covidien Company.
- s-e-1594
- This object was made by Given Imaging Ltd..
- There are 2 images and 1 video of this object.
- Handaxe #5 And Blade #9, BC–AD Contemporary Flint Tool Design Series
- flint, elastomer.
- Courtesy of Studio AmiDov.
- 9.2014.1
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Telescope, Transit of Venus
- brass, iron, glass.
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 2006.0182.02-03.
- 14.2012.72
- Calculator, ET55
- abs polymer casing.
- Courtesy of Cara McCarty.
- s-e-1601
- Tonsillotome (France)
- brass, steel, ivory.
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 1978.0874.02.
- 14.2012.73
- Awl And Cord (USA)
- carved and perforated bone, hide cord.
- National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, 4/8457.
- 17.2012.4
- Chef's Knife, Primitive Knife
- hardened chrome-molybdenum-steel.
- Courtesy of Michele Daneluzzo and Del Ben.
- s-e-1609
