Medallions/Textiles
Classification:
Date:
1937
Medium:
metal
Dimensions:
Diameter: 3 in.
Description:
This bronze colored medallion has a relief image of looms in a factory, a field labeled "Cotton", a laboratory labeled "Rayon" and leaves with worms labeled "Silk" surrounded by the words "Cohn-Hall-Marx Company/ Twenty Fifth Anniversary, 1912 CHM 1937". On the reverse are trees, a globe and the words " CHM/ Commemorating the/ TwentyFifth/ Anniversary/ of the Founding of the Cohn-Hall-Marx Co./ Textiles".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.249
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1937
eMuseum Object ID:
46351
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Letter Opener
Classification:
Date:
1950-1970
Medium:
Plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. ( 3.2 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
A clear plastic letter opener with a small magnifying lens, marked in gold "Tandy Leather Co. &/ American Handicrafts Co./ 33-35 14 St, N.Y.C. or 5-7610".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.248
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1970
eMuseum Object ID:
46350
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paper Samples
Classification:
Date:
1930-1950
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. ( 8.6 x 6 cm )
Description:
A booklet of samples of paper with different finishes. On the cover is the words
"Sawaco/ fabric finish/ trademark Ward's Stationery/Boston". The inside of the cover reads: Samuel Ward Company/Boston, Mass/ "Sawaco" Papers in all fashionable sizes with/ envelopes to match.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.247
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
46349
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fabric Samples
Classification:
Date:
1930-1950
Medium:
Yarn
Dimensions:
1/4 x 1/4 in.
Description:
An envelope of 5 yarn samples in pink, red, mauve, brown and gray. Three have tags that read "John Paton, Son and Co./ 3 ply Wheeling ", two read "Paton's Best Quality" and one "J. and J. Baldwin/Bee Hive Fingering 4 Ply".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.246
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
46348
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paperweight
Classification:
Date:
1890-1930
Medium:
Glass, paper
Dimensions:
1 1/2 x 3 in.;
Description:
Half-spherical clear glass paperweight, with a printed and glued paper bottom with an image of a snowy mountaintop castle and the words: Thurber's Electra For Washing Fine Fabrics.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.180
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
46347
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paperweight
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
: 1 x 3 in.; 2.54 x 7.62 cm
Description:
Clear glass hexagonal shaped paperweight with a white glass or enamel bottom that reads through the glass in black: Henry Strate, Manufacturer/ and Jobber in/ Picture Frames, Mouldings, Etc./ For the Trade./ Estimates Made/ For/ Advertising./ No. 4 Rivington St., New York.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.179
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
46346
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paperweight
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 3 in. ( 2.5 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Clear glass puck shaped paperweight with a white glass or enamel bottom that reads through the glass in black: It is a/ Time-Saver/ The Morning News/ is a paper for/ busy people.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.178
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
46344
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paperweight
Classification:
Date:
1920-1940
Medium:
Glass, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 3 in. ( 1.9 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Clear glass puck shaped paperweight with a paper insert in the bottom that reads through the glass: Exchange Trust Company/ Deposit Vaults Savings Department/ Special Room For Ladies/ Security/ 124 Boylston Street. With a central drawing of a woman walking dogs. Printed in red and black.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.177
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
46343
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paperweight
Classification:
Date:
1897
Medium:
Marble, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 4 in. ( 1.9 x 14 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
This variegated marble paperweight has a metal plate on top with a bas-relief of New York City with the Brooklyn Bridge and Statue of Liberty and is engraved: Presented by the Joint Commitee of Citizens,/ Merchants and Manufacturers of New York and Vicinity/ June 10, 1897/ From Mexico and the Central and South American Countries/ Souvenir to the Visiting Delegates.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.176
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1897
eMuseum Object ID:
46342
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paperweight
Classification:
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Glass, paper
Dimensions:
: 3/4 x 4 x 2 1/2 in.; 1.905 x 10.16 x 6.35 cm
Description:
This rectangular clear glass paperweight has a paper insert with a printed floral image and the words: Bloomingdale Bros./ have a very large assortment of Elegant Easter/ Novelties, Cards and Ornamental Devices/ For Easter Tokens.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.175
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
46341
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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