Step stool, Canterbury, NH

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ca. 1901

Object ID:

1955.7387.1

Community:

New Hampshire, Canterbury

Makers

Shaker

Description

A wooden step stool painted light blue. The step stool has a triangular frame, with exterior support boards on three of the four sides near the bottom. The three steps are jointed into the frame with a fourth nailed on top. Excluding the top step the front corners of each step are cut diagonally. The distance between each step gets smaller after each step: from the floor to the first is 8 3/4"; first to second is 7 7/8"; second to third is 7 5/8"; and the third to the fourth is 7".

New Hampshire Canterbury

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