Pinback button

Date: 
1896-1910
Medium: 
Celluloid, metal, paper
Dimensions: 
1/8 x 7/8 in. diameter
Description: 
A beige pinback button printed with a white flag with narrow red stripes forming a cross with a blue field with white stars in the upper corner, marked in black "New Zealand." Part of a series of pre-World War I flag buttons; many of the flags and country names are no longer current. The reverse is printed "Sweet Caporal Cigarette" indicating that this button was part of a series of collectible premiums given by tobacco and gum manufacturers.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.4081
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1910
eMuseum Object ID: 
52267
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Pinback button

Date: 
1896-1910
Medium: 
Celluloid, metal, paper
Dimensions: 
1/8 x 7/8 in. diameter
Description: 
A beige pinback button printed with a white flag with narrow red stripes forming a cross with a blue field with white stars in the upper corner, marked in black "New Zealand." Part of a series of pre-World War I flag buttons; many of the flags and country names are no longer current. The reverse is printed "Sweet Caporal Cigarette" indicating that this button was part of a series of collectible premiums given by tobacco and gum manufacturers.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.4080
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1910
eMuseum Object ID: 
52266
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Pinback button

Date: 
1896-1910
Medium: 
Celluloid, metal, paper
Dimensions: 
1/8 x 7/8 in. diameter
Description: 
A beige pinback button printed with a flag with narrow alternating red, white and blue stripes with a British Union Jack in the upper corner, marked in black "South Australia." Part of a series of pre-World War I flag buttons; many of the flags and country names are no longer current. This button was part of a series of collectible premiums given by tobacco and gum manufacturers.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.4079
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1910
eMuseum Object ID: 
52265
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Pinback button

Date: 
1896-1910
Medium: 
Celluloid, metal, paper
Dimensions: 
1/8 x 7/8 in. diameter
Description: 
A beige pinback button printed with a red flag with central white cross, marked in black "Switzerland." Part of a series of pre-World War I flag buttons; many of the flags and country names are no longer current. The reverse is printed "Sweet Caporal Cigarette" indicating that this button was part of a series of collectible premiums given by tobacco and gum manufacturers.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.4078
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1910
eMuseum Object ID: 
52264
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Pinback button

Date: 
1896-1910
Medium: 
Celluloid, metal, paper
Dimensions: 
1/8 x 7/8 in. diameter
Description: 
A beige pinback button printed with a red flag with central white cross, marked in black "Switzerland." Part of a series of pre-World War I flag buttons; many of the flags and country names are no longer current. The reverse is printed "Sweet Caporal Cigarette" indicating that this button was part of a series of collectible premiums given by tobacco and gum manufacturers.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.4077
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1910
eMuseum Object ID: 
52263
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Fan

Date: 
1890-1920
Medium: 
Wood, paper
Dimensions: 
7 1/4 x 18 x 1/4 in.
Description: 
A woman's hand fan made of paper with a hollow bamboo handle. One side has a print of a three caucasian women in bright pink, green and blue Asian kimonos with gold Asian combs in their hair below the words "Chop Sun Shop/ is the Finest Tea imported. It is put up in one pound air tight trade mark tin canisters in order to preserve the fine delicate rich aromatic flavor and great strength". On the reverse, a more detailed ad for "Sun-Sun Chop Tea", over "The Great American Tea Company/ Importers, Coffee Roasters and Packers.../31 & 33 Vesey Street, Cor. Church Street, New York City".
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.4513
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1920
eMuseum Object ID: 
52257
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Fan

Date: 
1910-1940
Medium: 
Paper, wood
Dimensions: 
8 3/4 x 13 3/4 x 1/4 in.
Description: 
A hand fan made of paper printed to resemble split rattan with a grand piano printed in black on one side next to "Compliments of/ The Sterling Piano Co./ 'Brooklyn's Best Known Piano House'/ 518-520 Fulton Street/ Cor. Hanover Place/ Brooklyn, New York".
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.4514
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1940
eMuseum Object ID: 
52256
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Swizzle Stick

Date: 
1940-1970
Medium: 
Plastic
Dimensions: 
6 1/8 x 1/2 x 1/4 in.
Description: 
A sea green plastic drink stirrer or swizzle stick with an anchor at one end with a rope that spells out "Seagrams" along the shaft and at the other end, a scalloped plaque with a stylized sailboat under the words in white "Seagram Sea Breeze".
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.4510
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1970
eMuseum Object ID: 
52255
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Swizzle Stick

Date: 
1940-1970
Medium: 
Plastic
Dimensions: 
6 1/8 x 1/2 x 1/4 in.
Description: 
A sea green plastic drink stirrer or swizzle stick with an anchor at one end with a rope that spells out "Seagrams" along the shaft and at the other end, a scalloped plaque with a stylized sailboat under the words in white "Seagram Sea Breeze".
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.4509
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1970
eMuseum Object ID: 
52254
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Pouring spout/ liquor

Date: 
1940-1960
Medium: 
Plastic, cork
Dimensions: 
2 1/4 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/8 in.
Description: 
A green plastic liquor bottle stopper pouring spout. Shaped like a horseshoe tipped slightly and crossed by a banner printed in white "Green River", with a cork collar to seal the bottle.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number: 
2002.1.4508
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1960
eMuseum Object ID: 
52253
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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