Section of peg rail, originally with seven pegs. Rail is white pine, 3/4" x 2 15/16" cross-section, with one end tapered, and other end has projection. Pegs (two original) are birch with 1/2" diameter tenons. A replacement peg with threaded tenon (also birch) has been jammed into hole at one end. Rail edges rounded over. Rail painted red. Pegs are natural.
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Shaker Museum Rail, Peg. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=7393. Accessed on November 25, 2024
