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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Expanding Pincers Used by Franklin Roosevelt
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Expanding Pincers Used by Franklin Roosevelt

Object numberMO 1947.84.9
Name Gripper
Maker
Date20th century
Mediummetal
Dimensionsoverall (expanded) H 26 in (66 cm )
 overall (compressed) W 9 1/4 in (23.5 cm )
 overall (compressed) H 3 5/8 in x W 3 3/8 in (9.2 cm x 8.6 cm )
DescriptionA pair of metal expanding pincers of a scissor-type design. There is no maker's mark.
Label TextThese expanding pincers helped FDR retrieve papers on his desk that were out of arm’s reach. They are on display in the POLIO AND PARALYSIS exhibit in the Museum’s FOUNDATIONS OF A PUBLIC LIFE gallery.
Additional Details
Custodial History NotePresented to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Eleanor Roosevelt on February 10, 1947.
Credit LineGift of Eleanor Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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