Cradle

ca 1874

National Park Service, Museum Management Program
United States

This was the cradle the infant Herbert Hoover used in the small two- room cottage where he was born in 1874. The cottage was built by Herbert's father Jesse, a blacksmith, woodworker and farm implement dealer who reputedly also made this cradle. The cradle is one of only a few Hoover family items from the period known to still exist.

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Details

Title: Cradle
Date Created: ca 1874
Contributor: Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Park Website: Park Website
National Park Service Catalog Number: HEHO 1
Material: Walnut

National Park Service, Museum Management Program

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