Microscope in case with accessories
Classification:
Date:
1885-1920
Medium:
Maple, brass, glass, other metal
Dimensions:
Overall (microscope): 11 x 6 x 6 1/2 in. (27.9 x 15.2 x 16.5 cm)
Case: 14 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. ( 36.2 x 22.2 x 17.
Description:
Brass and black enameled metal microscope in rectangular maple case with hinged front door with lock and key and metal handle on top; with various accessories stored in small drawer in proper right top corner of case, and chart with printed instructions tacked to inside of door.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. F. Maurice Newton
Object Number:
1948.483
Marks:
stamped: on brass plate affixed to top of microscope: "PAT. OCT. 3, 1876. / PAT. OCT. 13, 1885."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
28115
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Microscope in case
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Wood, metal, glass
Dimensions:
Overall (microscope): 6 x 2 1/4 in. (15.2 x 5.7 cm)
Case: 2 1/4 x 6 5/8 x 2 7/8 in. ( 5.7 x 16.8 x 7.3 cm )
Description:
Brass microscope with side arm lens in wooden case with hinged lid; with two spare lenses, brass tweezers, and five glass slides.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Sydney H. Carney, Jr.
Object Number:
1932.148
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this microscope was used by the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
28071
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Radio
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1924
Medium:
Leather, brass, metal, bakelite
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/8 x 17 x 12 5/8 in. ( 13.7 x 43.2 x 32.1 cm )
Description:
Black leather case containing early radio with leather handle and speaker on one side, and tuning knobs on front and side of case.
Credit Line:
Gift of William Baillie, December 1952
Object Number:
INV.11105
Marks:
painted: on first plaque attached to case, under lock: "Westburr Six/NO 983/Westburr/INCORPORATED/NEW YORK CITY"
painted: on second plaque attached to case, under lock: "PATENTS PENDING"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1924
eMuseum Object ID:
27838
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Buffs for daguerreotype plates (2)
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Wood, cotton, buckskin
Dimensions:
largest: 2 3/4 x 25 3/8 x 3 5/8 in. ( 7 x 64.5 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Two long, rectangular paddles, each with inner surface covered with cotton padding and buckskin, cylindrical handle made separately and attached with screws, and traces of jeweller's rouge on surface of buckskin.
Credit Line:
Purchase, Abbott Fund
Object Number:
1954.231ab
Gallery Label:
Buffers such as these were used to polish daguerreotype plates with jeweller's rouge prior to sensitizing them.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
27715
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Globe
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Wood, brass, paper, paint
Dimensions:
Overall (approx.): 39 x 29 x 29 in. (99.1 x 73.7 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Hand-painted globe suspended within brass girdle mounted atop a turned post; wooden stand with circular horizontal frame supported by four turned legs framing shaped horizontal base.
Credit Line:
Permanent Loan from the Beekman Family Association
Object Number:
Z.960
Marks:
engraved: on brass plaque affixed to top of base: "Presented to / WILLIAM K. JACOBS, JR. / by / Grateful Friends"
handwritten: in cartouche on surface of map: "NOVI ORBIS / TERRARUM DESCRIPIT / Auctor in Venetia / Anno C I ) I ) ( X X II / Gui. . . L. .
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
27674
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Globe
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Wood, brass, paper, paint
Dimensions:
Overall (approx.): 39 x 29 x 29 in. (99.1 x 73.7 x 73.7 cm)
Description:
Hand-painted globe suspended within brass girdle mounted atop a turned post; wooden stand with circular horizontal frame supported by four turned legs framing shaped horizontal base.
Object Number:
Z.959
Marks:
engraved: on brass plaque affixed to top of base: "Presented to / WILLIAM K. JACOBS, JR. / by / Grateful Friends"
handwritten: in cartouche on surface of map: "NOVI ORBIS / TERRARUM DESCRIPIT / Auctor in Venetia / Anno C I ) I ) ( X X II / Gui. . . L. .
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
27638
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Globe
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1847
Medium:
Wood, brass, paper, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 1/4 x 20 5/8 in. ( 56.5 x 52.4 cm )
Description:
Globe with brass girdle and four-legged wooden stand with circular horizontal frame with markings indicating months of the year and astrological divisions.
Object Number:
INV.14343
Marks:
printed: in rectangular cartouche with indented corners on upper half of globe: "NEWTON'S / New and Improved / TERRESTRIAL GLOBE / Accurately delineated from the observations / of the most esteemed / Navigators and Travellers / To the Present Time / MANUF
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1847
eMuseum Object ID:
27637
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Globe
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Oak, brass, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 8 1/4 in. ( 22.9 x 21 cm )
Description:
Globe with brass girdle and circular oak stand; map inscriptions in Latin.
Object Number:
INV.14342
Gallery Label:
Though the globe itself appears to date from the latter half of the nineteenth century, the map reflects an earlier period (1700-1800).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
27636
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Contact printing frame
Classification:
Date:
1870-1885
Medium:
Wood, brass, felt
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 5/8 x 6 3/8 x 1 in. ( 21.9 x 16.2 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Wooden frame with 3 7/8 x 6 1/8 inch window lined with white felt; hinged back with brass hardware and semi-circular dial with movable brass hand impressed with numbers 1 through 12.
Credit Line:
Gift of John V. Irwin
Object Number:
Z.171
Marks:
impressed: on reverse edge of wooden frame (also on hardware surrounding two bolts on reverse of frame): "SCOVILL MF'G. Co. N.Y."
impressed: on reverse beneath movable brass hand: ""PAT. APL'D FOR"
Gallery Label:
The Scovill Manufacturing Company produced brass objects such as buttons, screws, and tools in Waterbury, Connecticut, from 1802 to 1956. Payroll records from 1862 to 1916 indicate that about half of the workers were women. By 1920, the company had a well-developed employee relations structure, including a cafeteria that employed waitresses, a large number of recreational and betterment organizations, and an employee bulletin.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1885
eMuseum Object ID:
27510
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cover (lid), photography accessory
Classification:
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Wood, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 7 x 5 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 17.8 x 14 cm )
Description:
Flat, rectangular wooden cover with curved strip of brass attached in the middle with a single screw so that it rotates freely; appears to be cover for sensitizing box slide (INV.361).
Object Number:
INV.362
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
27431
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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