Paperweight
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 4 1/4 x 2 in. ( 3.5 x 10.8 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Clear glass paperweight with a ridge in the top, perhaps a pen rest. Embossed: " Patented January 30 1900/ James Adair Sewickley, P.A."
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.59
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
46326
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paperweight
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1960-1980
Medium:
Plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 2 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Puck shaped plastic paperweight marked "Cortisone (Upjohn)" with a diagram of an organic molecule and an actual pill inside.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.58
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1980
eMuseum Object ID:
46325
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paperweight
Classification:
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 x 2 x 1 3/8 in. ( 4.1 x 5.1 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Small glass cube with three birds on a red tree in center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.57
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
46324
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paperweight
Classification:
Date:
1981
Medium:
Plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 3 in. ( 2.5 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Clear plastic puck shaped with a 1969 Quarter inside and in black and red the words, "A Quarter of a Century/ At 145th St. & /St. Nicholas Ave./ The Bowery/ May 12, 1981".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.56
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1981
eMuseum Object ID:
46323
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paperweight
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1880-1920
Medium:
Glass, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 10.2 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Clear glass with a gold foil paper insert that reads through the glass: A Pointer/ The Looking Glass Paper Weight/ For Effective, Permanent and Visible Advertising/ Novel, Useful, Ornamental " with a central drawing of a pointing dog.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.55
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
46320
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paperweight
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1892
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 10.2 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Clear glass with a light blue glass insert that reads through the glass in black: Howard & Bullough/ American Machine/ Company Ltd/ Pawtucket R.I./ manufacturers of /Cotton Machinery"; with a central image of a factory.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.54
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1892
eMuseum Object ID:
46315
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paperweight
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1882
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 10.2 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Clear glass with a white enamel bottom that reads through the glass in black, "Compliments of /Groton Bridge and M'F'G. Co./ Iron and Steel Fire Proof Buildings/ Steel Water/ and Stand Pipes/ a specialty/ Girders, Columns, die Forged Eyebars/ Upset Rods/ and Ornamental Iron Work/ main office and works/ Groton, NY/ Correspondence Solicited." With a image of a steel girder bridge.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.53
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1882
eMuseum Object ID:
46314
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fabric Samples
Classification:
Date:
1950-1970
Medium:
Cloth
Dimensions:
: 9 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.
Description:
This brown rectangular sample book has a cover with a monogramed JF at the top and is marked in gold "57975/Wellington/Velvet Width 54 Inches". It has samples of many colored velvets in beiges, reds, browns, greens, blues and golds. The back cover reads: "JOFA INC./formerly/Johnson& Faulkner, Inc./45 East 53rd Street/New York 22, N.Y." Additional samples attached to back cover.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.245
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1970
eMuseum Object ID:
46305
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fabric Samples
Classification:
Date:
1950-1970
Medium:
Cloth
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. ( 23.5 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
This brown rectangular sample book has a cover with a monogramed JF at the top and is marked in gold "Moiree/Width 50 Inches". It has samples of many colored textured fabric in beiges, reds, browns, greens and golds. The back cover reads: "Johnson& Faulkner, Inc./45 East 53rd Street/New York City".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.243
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1970
eMuseum Object ID:
46304
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fabric Samples
Classification:
Date:
1950-1970
Medium:
Cloth
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 5/8 x 7 in. ( 14.3 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
These corduroy cloth samples have labels marked "Hockmeyer Corduroy" with a description and code number for each color including golds, oranges and browns.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number:
2002.1.244
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1970
eMuseum Object ID:
46303
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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