Museum object · Props and Set Design
Needle nose pliers from Huck's red toolbox on Scandal
2012
Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
Needle nose pliers from Huck's red toolbox used on the set of Scandal. The silver-colored metal pliers have blue handles. The two handles curve outwards. There is faded white text on one of the handles which reads [PITTSBURGH]. There are metal pieces coming out of the handles. The two pieces are connected in the middle. They are connected at a pivot point. When the handles open, the jaws of the pliers also open. Both jaws taper into a point at the top, and they have a serrated interior surface. There is engraved text where the two sides of the pliers connect. It reads [CHINA]. There is engraved text on the opposite side which reads [PITTSBURGH]. There are some areas of discoloration on the handles, as well as scratches and areas of discoloration on the metal parts of the pliers.
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Catalog reference: 2019.90.10.5
