Sewing Supplies
Classification:
Date:
1890-1930
Medium:
Metal, wicker
Dimensions:
1 1/4 x 1 in. diameter
Description:
This tiny brown woven wicker basket has a red thread tied to it and inside a silver-metal thimble.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.608
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
47744
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sewing Needles and Pins
Classification:
Date:
1890-1930
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
9 1/8 x 1/2 in. diameter
Description:
This long sterling silver tube is deeply embossed with decorative designs. It comes apart an stored inside are five different size fine tubular knitting needles. The initials "ELN" are engraved on one side.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.607
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
47743
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sewing Supplies
Classification:
Date:
1890-1930
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. diameter
Description:
This small brass colored metal tin is embossed on the lid "McGill's Fasteners/ 100 Flat Heads/ 2/ Holmes, Booth and Haydens/ Manufacturers/ New York".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.606
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
47742
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sewing Needles and Pins
Classification:
Date:
1910-1930
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
4 x 3/4 x 1/4 in.
Description:
This gold and black checkered metal case has a black metal loop at the top that pulls out to expose 3 hooks for fine crochet or lace making.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.605
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
47741
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sewing Needles and Pins
Classification:
Date:
1895-1910
Medium:
Paper, metal, cloth, glass
Dimensions:
2 5/8 x 2 x 2 3/4 in.
Description:
This needle case has colored prints of children playing, birds and flowers decorating it inside and out. The mirrored front doors and top open. The front holds a folding sheet of different size gold needle envelopes marked "John James & Sons/ Redditch/ Egg Ey'd/ Sharps". Inside is marked "The Wardrobe/ Needle Case".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.604
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
47740
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sewing Needles and Pins
Classification:
Date:
1895-1910
Medium:
Paper, metal, cloth
Dimensions:
6 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 1/4 in.
Description:
This card has printed on one side a colored drawing of a girl hold a giant needle floral designs and butterflies below the words "Brabant's/ Handy Package Series". On the other side is mounted a diamond-shaped black pad of cloth with different large pins and needles mounted on it.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.603
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
47739
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Music Box Record
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1/8 x 11 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
This large metal record is perforated all over to operate in a mechanical music box. Printed in yellow on brown in the center "March Out Of Tannhauser / by R. Wagner/ No. 3051/ Brevete/ Patent S.G.D.G. Patented", with the song title also in French and German. An arrow marks the beginning of the song.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.482
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
47738
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Music Box Record
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1/8 x 11 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
This large metal record is perforated all over to operate in a mechanical music box. Printed in yellow on brown in the center "Cadet's March/ by Oliver Metra/ No. 3053/ Brevete/ Patent S.G.D.G. Patented", with the song title also in French and German. An arrow marks the beginning of the song.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.481
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
47737
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Music Box Record
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1/8 x 11 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
This large metal record is perforated all over to operate in a mechanical music box. Printed in yellow in the center "Windsor, Scottish/ by Juliano/ No. 3030/ Brevete/ Patent S.G.D.G. Patented", with the song title also in French and German. An arrow marks the beginning of the song.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.480
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
47736
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tobacco Tin
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1912
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
7 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. diameter
Description:
"Roly Poly" tobacco tin in the shape of a rotund man, with lithographed white shirt, red kerchief, and hand holding a long Dutch-style pipe on the base and on the cap a blond man's head with a smiling face. On the back is an advertisment for "Mayo's Cut Plug" tobacco. The bottom reads "This 'Brownie' tin comes in different designs/ Get a Collection/ This brand of tobacco has been before the public for/ a great number of years-in quality it stands unsurpassed." See similar item 2002.1.478
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.479
Gallery Label:
The American Tobacco Company issued a set of six "Roly Poly" tobacco tins in 1912. Named for their bulbous shape, each tin depicted a common stereotype of the era: Mammy, Singing Waiter, Satisfied Customer, Dutchman, Scotland Yard, and Storekeeper. Four different brands of tobacco were distributed in these tins: Mayo's, Dixie Queen, Red Indian, and U.S. Marine, with each tin holding approximately a pound of tobacco.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1917
eMuseum Object ID:
47734
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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