Tent Pins
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Not on View
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These wooden pins, or stakes, were driven into the ground to hold ropes that kept George Washington’s marquee tents upright. The Museum of the American Revolution owns a total of 13 pins of various sizes from Washington’s tents.
Object Details
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Tent Pins
Unidentified Maker
Reading, Pennsylvania
1778
Wood (oak)
Museum of the American Revolution, 2003.00.0863, 2003.00.0852, 2003.00.0853
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