Ball

Date: 
1980-2000
Medium: 
Plastic
Dimensions: 
1 5/8 in. diameter
Description: 
A white plastic golf ball printed with a blue globe made of horizonal bars and the "AT&T" logo in black.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.2082
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
2000
eMuseum Object ID: 
49347
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Game box

Date: 
1920-1950
Medium: 
Paper
Dimensions: 
7 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 2 in.
Description: 
A white cardboard box with a hinged lid printed in blue, gold and red with a print of a man in knickers holding a golf club and the words "The Blue (Balanced)/ Dimpled Marking/ Colonel Golf Balls/ St. Mungo MFG. Co., of America/ Newark, N.J." Inside the lid is a drawing of seven different types of glof balls made by St. Mungo.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.2081
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1950
eMuseum Object ID: 
49346
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Game

Date: 
1999
Medium: 
Plastic, cloth, wood, paper
Dimensions: 
Bag: 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.; ball: 1 5/8 in. diameter; tee: 2 1/4 x 3/8 in.
Description: 
A pale green cloth sack that draws closed with a silver cord. Inside the bag are a bright pink golf ball and a white wood tee both printed in black "Beth & Eric May 5, 1999". Attached to the cord is a paper card the reads in black, in part, "Now Beth and Eric tee off their life/ As newlywed husband and wife...".
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.2080
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1999
eMuseum Object ID: 
49345
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Game

Date: 
1946
Medium: 
Metal, leather
Dimensions: 
Case: 2 x 2 x 1/2 in.; game: 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. diameter
Description: 
A tiny dark brown leather case with a snap closure containing a tiny gold colored metal carnival wheel like gambling toy. The case is stamped in gold "Bonne Chance Corp./ 15 Park Row/ New York City". The metal game is round and has a ridged edge like a quarter coin. The top has an attached spinning arrow and is divided into sections marked in red and black with numbers and the words "Win", "Lose" and "O-Boy/ Win All". The back is embossed " 'O-Boy', patent pending".
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.2079
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1946
eMuseum Object ID: 
49344
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Game

Date: 
1946
Medium: 
Paper
Dimensions: 
5 1/4 in. diameter
Description: 
A circular paper game piece divided into wedge sections with each section printed with true and false statements. Probably was spun to select the player's question. One side is marked "Geography" with statements like "Africa is the second largest continent." and "A peninsula is a small bay." The reverse is marked "Transportation", and has statements like "Subway trains run underground." and "Motor busses have steam engines.". Made by Saxon Toy Co., New York.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.2078
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1946
eMuseum Object ID: 
49343
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Game

Date: 
1890-1910
Medium: 
Paper, wood
Dimensions: 
6 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 1 3/8 in.; each domino 1 3/4 x 7/8 x 1/4 in.
Description: 
A gray cardboard box filled with twenty seven wood dominoes with black printed dots. Every domino is both a game piece and an advertisment; the back of each is printed in black "Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies the Blood, strengthens the Nerves, sharpens the Appetite, and cures That Tired Feeling."
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.2077
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1910
eMuseum Object ID: 
49342
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Puzzle

Date: 
1880-1900
Medium: 
Paper, wood
Dimensions: 
7 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 1 7/8 in.
Description: 
A wooden box with a sliding lid with a paper label on the top printed with an ornate central drawing of an Asian boat with a pagoda-like cabin and a dragon masthead. Around the central drawing are smaller scenes of Asian people and the words "The Progress of Tea/ A Dissected Puzzle". Inside are many wood jigsaw pieces with paper applied that can be arranged to form a picture that tells the story of the tea trade.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.2076
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
49341
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Puzzle

Date: 
1881
Medium: 
Paper, wood
Dimensions: 
4 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 1/2 in.
Description: 
A cardboard box containing eleven wood pieces that can be arranged to form a 4 inch by 4 inch square. The top cover reads in black "The Great/ Eleven Block Puzzle,/ Beats any Puzzle of the Age./ Presented by/ Hill, Moynan & Co./ Dry Goods,/ Broadway and 10th Street,/ New York./ The Puzzle Is To Make A Square/ Can be made by either 10 or 11 pieces placed in position, forming a four inch square. Try It!" Inside the bottom "Hill, Moynan & Co./ 787 & 798 Broadway, N.W. cor. Tenth St.,/ Season 1880-81. Positive Bargains in/ New Fall Dress Goods, Silks, Satins/ and Velvets, Dress Trimmings, Lace Goods,/ Ladies and Misses' Suits and Wraps, Hosiery, Gloves and Fancy Goods, and/ House- Keeping Dry Goods of/ Every Description, at Popular Prices."
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.2075
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1881
eMuseum Object ID: 
49340
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Trade sign

Date: 
1880-1920
Medium: 
Wood, metal, paint
Dimensions: 
19 x 15 x 1/2 in.
Description: 
This metal trade sign is framed in wood and reads in gold on black "M.A. Stevens/ practical/ Watchmaker/ and / Jeweller", with ornate corner designs.
Credit Line: 
The Bella C. Landauer Collection of Business and Advertising Ephemera
Object Number: 
2002.1.1913
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1920
eMuseum Object ID: 
49339
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Shopping bag

Date: 
1980-2000
Medium: 
Paper
Dimensions: 
19 x 18 in.
Description: 
This white paper shopping bag has a white twisted fiber handle and is printed in green on both sides with a clown face above a frame that reads "The Paper House" and "Everything For Every Party", with a list of six locations in New York City.
Credit Line: 
The Bella C. Landauer Collection of Business and Advertising Ephemera
Object Number: 
2002.1.1912
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
2000
eMuseum Object ID: 
49338
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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