Tools: Extending Our Reach
This exhibition was on display from December 12, 2014 to May 25, 2015.
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- Escape Map, C-52 Japan and South China Seas and C-53 East China Sea
- acetate rayon.
- Gift of Richard N. Fried.
- 1992-140-1
- This object was made by Army Air Forces.
- This object is part of the Textiles collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- The Flame Winter Count (Copy), The Flame Winter Count
- ink on muslin.
- Gift of Lt. H.T. Reed, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian....
- 15.2012.51
- Portable Equatorial Sundial And Compass
- gilt and engraved brass, cut and blued steel, glass.
- Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde.
- 1960-1-12
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Etui With Writing And Grooming Instruments (England)
- enamel on copper, gilt copper, steel, ivory, cut wood.
- Bequest of Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
- 1931-6-105-a/h
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 5 images of this object.
- Tellatouch Braille Writer (USA)
- plastic, metal and leather.
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 306619.11.
- 14.2012.71
- Protractor (USA)
- sheet steel.
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 1977.0460.01.
- 14.2012.66
- Cylinder Seal And Two Casts (Iraq)
- seal: worked slate; casts: plaster.
- Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian....
- 15.2012.2
- Rake (Retractor) (USA)
- stainess steel, black oxide coating.
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, M-09850.01.
- 14.2012.74
- Noyes Alligator Forceps (Germany)
- stainless steel.
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, M-09857.
- 14.2012.75
- Lithotomy Surgical Set (France)
- case: mahogany, brass, chamois; instruments: steel, ebony.
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 302606.773.
- 14.2012.76
- Raven Rattle (USA)
- carved and painted wood.
- Collected by Rev. Sheldon Jackson, 1877–94, Department of Anthropology,....
- 15.2012.30
- Canoe Prow (New Zealand)
- carved wood, red ocher.
- Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian....
- 15.2012.18
- Zon Hearing Aid
- injection-molded nylon, chromed metal, high-gloss metallic paint.
- Gift of Starkey Laboratories, Inc..
- 2011-5-1
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Quipu (Peru)
- knotted and twisted cotton fibers.
- Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian....
- 15.2012.56
- Woman’s Workbox With Lid (USA)
- carved wood, walrus-ivory inlay.
- Collection of Edward W. Nelson, 1879, Gift of Edward W. Nelson, Department of....
- 15.2012.55
- Work Bag (USA)
- stitched and embroidered sea lion intestine.
- Collection of Lucien M. Turner, 1882, Department of Anthropology, National....
- 15.2012.52
- RoboBee Robot Robot
- piezoelectric ceramic, carbon fiber, alumina ceramic; polyester film,....
- Gift of Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
- 2015-23-1
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 5 images and 1 video of this object.
- Model, Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) Shield Tunneling Machine ("Big Bertha")
- plastic, steel.
- Courtesy of Hitachi Zosen Corporation.
- 12.2013.1
- 3D Printer In Zero-G Experiment (USA)
- aluminum, steel, plastic.
- Courtesy of Made In Space, Inc. and NASA.
- 3.2014.1
This object has not been digitized yet.
- Bird Dart (USA)
- carved cedar, carved ivory, sinew lashing.
- Collection of Lucien M. Turner, 1876, Saint Michael, Alaska, Department of....
- 15.2012.33
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Facial Armor, Ballistic Face Mask
- kevlar®.
- Museum purchase.
- s-e-1639
- This object was made by International Armor Corporation.
- Maskette
- wood, copper alloy, encrustation.
- National Museum of African Art, Gift of Lawrence Gussman in memory of Dr.....
- 19.2012.2
- Visual Aids For Eye Testing (USA)
- paper, cardboard, laminated canvas.
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 1986.0705.03.
- 14.2012.24
- Hand Axe (France)
- flint.
- Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian....
- 15.2012.60
- Hand Axe (Tanzania)
- volcanic rock (trachyte).
- Department of Archaeology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian....
- 15.2012.59
- Chopper (Tanzania)
- volcanic rock (nephelinite).
- Department of Archaeology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian....
- 15.2012.58
- Sketch For Brannock Device (USA)
- pencil on paper.
- Brannock Device Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American....
- 14.2012.95
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sketch For Mechanism For Measuring Width Of Foot (USA)
- pencil on paper.
- Brannock Device Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American....
- 14.2012.96
- Sketch For Stool For Use With Brannock Device (USA)
- pencil on paper.
- Brannock Device Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American....
- 14.2012.99
- Sketch For Safety Razor (USA)
- pencil on cardboard.
- Joseph B. Friedman Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American....
- 14.2012.118
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Sketch For A Safety Razor With Notes (USA)
- ink on paper.
- Joseph B. Friedman Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American....
- 14.2012.120
- Sketch For New Idea For Ice Cream Scoop (USA)
- ink on paper.
- Joseph B. Friedman Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American....
- 14.2012.122
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Sketch For Flexible Straw (USA)
- pencil on paper.
- Joseph B. Friedman Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American....
- 14.2012.129
