Souvenir Tile/Calendar

Date: 
1917
Medium: 
Ceramic
Dimensions: 
: 3 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 1/4 in.
Description: 
This tile has a brown image of a port with docks and ships seen from the ocean with the words "Section of/ United States Navy Yard, Boston." On the reverse is a calendar for 1917.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.224
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1917
eMuseum Object ID: 
47236
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Souvenir Tile/Calendar

Date: 
1914
Medium: 
Ceramic
Dimensions: 
: 3 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 1/4 in.
Description: 
This tile has an image in brown of a building, with the words "Pier Head of Commonwealth Docks, Boston./1200 feet long, 400 wide/35 feet depth at low tide to the ocean/Hamburg-American Passenger Strs. Dock Here." On the reverse is a calendar for 1914.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.223
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1914
eMuseum Object ID: 
47234
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Souvenir Tile/Calendar

Date: 
1912
Medium: 
Ceramic
Dimensions: 
: 3 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 1/4 in.
Description: 
This tile has a brown image of a steamship in dock with the words "Cunard Line Dock (new) Boston/ 800 feet long, 35 feet depth at mean low tide,/ and the same depth of water to the ocean at full tide./ Steamship Franconia entering dock/ B.&A.R.R. million bushel elevator/ in background." On the reverse is a calendar for 1912.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.222
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1912
eMuseum Object ID: 
47232
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Paperweight puzzle

Date: 
ca. 1880-1910
Medium: 
Glass, paper, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. ( 1.9 x 9.5 x 6 cm )
Description: 
Clear glass with a white glass insert in the bottom that creates a puzzle with metal ball bearings that can be caught in little cradles. It is marked "Puzzle/ Paperweight/ It can be done/ in 30 seconds" with a small drawing of a bicycle, and on the side says "For Sale in Bellaire, Ohio by/ A. Klotz, The Pioneer DRY GOODS, CARPETS and READY- MADE CLOTHING HOUSE."
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.44
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1910
eMuseum Object ID: 
47216
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Paperweight

Date: 
ca. 1880-1910
Medium: 
Glass, paper
Dimensions: 
: 3/4 x 4 x 1 1/4 in.
Description: 
Clear glass with paper glued to the bottom printed with a horse drawn wagon and "Pure Artificial and Lake Ice/ Chautauqua Lake Ice Company/ Principal office 13th & Pike Sts./ Distilled and Filtered Water. " that can be seen through the glass.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.43
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1910
eMuseum Object ID: 
47215
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Paperweight

Date: 
ca. 1880-1910
Medium: 
Glass, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3/4 x 4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 1.9 x 10.2 x 3.2 cm )
Description: 
Clear glass with paper glued to the bottom printed with "Silver Age/ Pure Rye/ Max Klein,/ Allegheny, P.A." and a central picture of a bottle of rye, that can be seen through the glass.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.42
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1910
eMuseum Object ID: 
47214
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Paperweight

Date: 
ca. 1880-1910
Medium: 
Bakelite
Dimensions: 
Overall: 7/8 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. ( 2.2 x 8.6 x 6 cm )
Description: 
Orangish red swirled bakelite paperweight with an engraving of a large factory on the top and on the side " HEYDEN CHEMICAL CORPORATION".
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.41
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1910
eMuseum Object ID: 
47213
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Paperweight

Date: 
ca. 1880-1910
Medium: 
Glass, paper
Dimensions: 
: 1 x 4 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.
Description: 
Clear glass with a paper insert in the bottom printed with "Ask For/ Seidenberg & Co./ La Flor De/ Lillian Russell/ Cigars."
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.40
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1910
eMuseum Object ID: 
47212
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Paperweight

Date: 
ca. 1890-1910
Medium: 
Glass, silvering
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 x 4 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 10.8 x 7 cm )
Description: 
Clear glass with a tin insert in the bottom lithographed with a photo of the light company reading: "We are here to serve you/ General Offices/Electric Light And Power Co."; and on the sides, "New York/ & Queens". The bottom is mirrored.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.39
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1910
eMuseum Object ID: 
47211
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Paperweight

Date: 
ca. 1880-1910
Medium: 
Glass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3/4 x 3 7/8 x 2 3/8 in. ( 1.9 x 9.8 x 6 cm )
Description: 
Clear glass with black lettering on the bottom that reads through the glass : Acme Oil Company/ refiners of/ Petroleum/ New York/ and/ Pennsylvania/ Crown Acme Oil.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.38
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1910
eMuseum Object ID: 
47210
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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