dinner gong

Date1902

Mediumbrass, leather, wood

Dimensionsgong: 3 × 14 1/4 in. (7.6 × 36.2 cm)
beater: 21 × 2 1/2 × 3/4 in. (53.3 × 6.4 × 1.9 cm)

ClassificationsCommunication Objects

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the estate of A.W. and Grace Hays of Muskogee, Oklahoma

Object numberPC2014.36.1.A

DescriptionBrass gong (a) with beater (b) from the Alvarado Hotel lunchroom. The gong is held by a short leather rope connected to a turned wooden handle. The beater is made of wood, suede and leather.

The beater of the gong shows physical wear, especially along the surface of the vinyl covering the structural wooden rod. The suede kept around the beater's head also shows signs of physcal wear over the years of use.

Note: photo shows both PC2014.35.1a and 1b.

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