Vaporizer in original box
Classification:
Date:
1905-1915
Medium:
Nickel, aluminum, textile, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Box: 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 19 x 12.1 x 12.1 cm )
Overall: 8 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (22.2 x 12.1 cm)
Description:
Mixed metal vaporizer in three parts--spray tube, water boiler, and cylindrical stand with pierced walls and burner mounted on low, conical base; in original light brown cardboard box with paper insert.
Object Number:
Z.1682a-e
Marks:
printed: on front of box: "'OUR IMPROVED 16 OZ. SIZE.' / SIMPLEX / VAPORIZER / No. 3 / U.S. PATS. / DEC. 14, 1897 / FEB. 4, 1905 / GEO. H. BELL'S / Patents. / Prescribed for Croup, / Singers, Speakers, / Grip, Laryngitis, / Pneumonia, / Bronchitis, Catarr
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1915
eMuseum Object ID:
13369
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Medicine bottle
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Glass, cork, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 17.1 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Aquamarine nonlead glass medicine bottle blown in a three-part mold with down-tooled lip, sloped down shoulder, and octagonal body; remains of paper wrapping covered in some sort of varnish, with illustration of figures under tree above word "DISEASES"; cork wedged in mouth of bottle.
Object Number:
Z.531
Marks:
printed: on paper wrapping: "[illeg.] DISEASES/Cherry, each bottle will hereafter/be enveloped in this new wrapper/on which will appear the facsimile/of the Principal Agent's Signature [illeg.]
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
13131
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Splints w/straps
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, leather, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 x 3/8 x 5 1/4 in. ( 55.9 x 1 x 13.3 cm )
Description:
Long, curved pieces of wood covered with black leather; one with a foot-shaped end and three leather strap fragments fastened to brass studs on exterior; other with one strap on exterior.
Object Number:
1860.8ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
12866
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pair of crutches (home-made)
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Oak
Dimensions:
Overall: 51 x 7 x 1 in. ( 129.5 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Pair of oak crutches; shaped, with hand holes.
Object Number:
2078
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
12748
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bandage roller
Classification:
Date:
1800-1880
Medium:
Iron, wood (possibly ebony)
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 9 5/8 x 2 3/8 in. ( 17.1 x 24.4 x 6 cm )
Description:
Iron bandage roller with two screw clamps and crank with wood handle; smaller screw handle with three rods.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Kathryn W. Kelly
Object Number:
1956.118
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
12741
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Apothecary bottle with stopper
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 7/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 25.1 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Clear blown glass apothecary bottle with straight cylindrical sides, partial label on front, short cylindrical neck with flanged lip, sloping curved shoulders, pontil mark, molded glass stopper with flat circular head.
Object Number:
Z.1060ab
Marks:
printed: on front, paper label with black text: "Ammon. Mur."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
12115
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Apothecary bottle with stopper
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Glass, cork
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 5/8 x 4 7/8 in. ( 32.1 x 12.4 cm )
Description:
Cobalt blown-molded glass apothecary bottle with straight cylindrical sides, short cylindrical neck with flanged lip, slightly sloping curved shoulders, lacking pontil mark; cork stopper damaged to just below the lip.
Object Number:
Z.1074
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
7530
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle: J. Milhau Chemist New York
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1860-1880
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 3 x 2 in. ( 26.7 x 7.6 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Pale violet glass bottle blown in a full-sized, two-part mold with a hand-tooled finish; bottle is rectangular with inset panels and flat chamfered corners embossed with "J. MILHAU," "CHEMIST," and "NEW YORK;" the flat, rectangular base has a mold seam running diagonally.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1661
Marks:
embossed: on three sides; "J. MILHAU/ CHEMIST/ NEW YORK"
Gallery Label:
J. Milhau was a chemist located at 183 Broadway in New York circa 1860 to 1886.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
3436
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle: Price's Patent Candle Co...
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 3 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 19 x 7.9 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Light blue glass medicine bottle blown in a three-part mold with two-part finish, cylindrical neck, nearly flat shoulder, rectangular body with chamfered corners and tapered profile, inscription "PRICES PATENT CANDLE COMPANY LIMITED" on obverse with registry mark, domed push-up, and ground pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1673
Marks:
in relief: on obverse: "PRICES/ PATENT/ CANDLE/ COMPANY/ LIM . . . ITED"
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
3373
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1925
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 22.2 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Opaque white glass bottle blown in a two-part mold with a base plate; tall neck with flanged lip, sloping shoulders, and cylindrical body with black band at rim and painted inscription in script, "Bay Rum."
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1659b
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
3370
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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