Box/ jewelry
Classification:
Date:
1910-1940
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
2 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 3/4 in.
Description:
This tiny white box has gold trim and diagonal lines embossed into the paper. A square label on the lid reads in black "E.W. Pachtmann & Bro./ Watches Jewelry & Silverware/ 425 Canal St./ N.Y."
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.1537
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
48408
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Box/ jewelry
Classification:
Date:
1910-1940
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
2 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 3/4 in.
Description:
This tiny white box has gold trim and diagonal lines embossed into the paper. A circular label on the lid reads in blue "Robert Raip./ Jeweller/ 261 Broadway/ New York".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.1536
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
48407
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paperweight
Classification:
Date:
1950-1970
Medium:
Acrylic, metal, paper
Dimensions:
3 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 1 1/8 in.
Description:
This clear acrylic paperweight has a silver 1883 Liberty Head dollar or a facimile inside it. It has a blue diamond with the number 75 in one corner and reads "Seventy-Fifth Anniversary/ Benjamin Moore Paints". In its original silver paper box.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.1535
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1970
eMuseum Object ID:
48405
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paperweight
Classification:
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
3 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 2 in.
Description:
This metal paperweight is shaped like a barrel on its side. The base is embossed "Charles Warner Company" on two sides and on the other two " 'Limoid' " and "Builders Supplies". The top of the barrel reads "Nazareth Cement Co./ Charles Warner Company Sales Agent / Nazareth Portland Cement/ Works Nazareth, Penn."
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.1534
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
48404
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paperweight
Classification:
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
2 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 1/2 in.
Description:
This keystone shaped metal paperweight is embossed on the top "1744 Market St./ Philada./ Shannon & Co./ Hardware/ Tools".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.1533
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
48403
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paperweight
Classification:
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Metal, paper, plastic
Dimensions:
3/8 x 4 in. diameter
Description:
This bright orange disk has four photographs of New York Subway stations on one side and reads in black "Concrete For Permanence/ Six Million Barrels/ Giant Portland Cement/ In N.Y. City Subways, Tunnels and Water supply." On the reverse a very poor drawing of the Sphinx with the caption "Egypt", and the words "Giant Portland Cement Co./ Portland Cement/ Philadelphia- New York- Boston".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.1532
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
48402
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paperweight
Classification:
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1 1/4 x 5 5/8 in. diameter
Description:
This heavy metal ring has an axel-like metal rod across the top. The ring rim reads "Midvale S. Co./ Midvale Steel Co., Phila."
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.1531
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
48401
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Baton
Classification:
Date:
1889
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
16 x 1 3/4 in. diameter
Description:
This wood baton has an elaborate metal cut-out encircling the center. It reads "1789/ Centennia[l] Marshal/ 1889" with a plaque that reads "Civic and Industrial Parade/ May 1, 1889/ Nathaniel McKay/ Division", surrounded by flourishes.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.1530
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
48398
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tool
Classification:
Date:
1890-1930
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 7/8 in.
Description:
This tool has an ornate metal handle at the top and a twisted wire with a curl of wire on the other end. This tool probably was used to clean out a gas jet or valve in a stove, lamp or radiator type device. One of two indentical -see 2002.1.1528
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.1529
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
48397
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fan
Classification:
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Paper, wood, metal
Dimensions:
16 x 8 1/2 x 1/4 in. unfolded
Description:
This woman's folding hand fan is beige with a raised sparkly white floral pattern and a central drawing of huts by a tropical shore. One guard or outer stick reads in gold "Hotel Martinique N.Y.". A white tassle is attached to the metal loop. See also 2002.1.1437, 2002.1.1739
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.1410
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
48396
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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