Step stool used by the Pullman Palace Car Company

Object Details

Description
A yellow, metal step stool with an unpainted metal crosshatched top. Imprinted on the side of the stool is "PULLMAN." On the bottom of the stool in raised lettering is the word “ALUMALUN.”
Date
1922-1969
Manufactured by
American Abrasive Metals Company, American, founded 1911
Commissioned by
Pullman Palace Car Company, American, 1867 - 1969
Place used
United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Labor
Pullman Porters
Transportation
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Classification
Tools and Equipment
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.63.63.1
Type
step stools
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Medium
metal
Dimensions
10 3/8 × 17 3/4 × 20 1/2 in. (26.4 × 45.1 × 52.1 cm)
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.63.63.1
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5733db2ac-5654-4e38-ada0-7d63a0438d4e

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