"Dynatomic" radio
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1946
Medium:
Bakelite and other materials
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 11 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (20.3 x 29.8 x 17.1 cm)
Description:
"Dynatomic" radio receiver in off white Bakelite case; symmetrical face with knobs at lower left and right respectively for adjusting volume and station tuning; radio tuning band plate raised above case. Four small plastic feet on bottom; brown rubberized electric cord exits from back.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mary Ann Dzupin Gallagher and Nancy Dzupin York in memory of Anna Purdes
Object Number:
2011.10.3
Gallery Label:
This radio belonged to the donor's great aunt, Anna Purdes (1898-1983), who came to the U.S. from Czechoslovakia in the 1930s. After boarding for many years, Mrs. Purdes moved to her own apartment on the Lower East Side and found her radio a source of entertainment and an important aide for improving her English. Mrs. Gallagher remembers her great aunt listening to it every day, and recalled that the news Mrs. Purdes heard on the radio provided her and her friends with topics of conservation for their daily meetings in Tompkins Square Park.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1951
eMuseum Object ID:
67213
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
"Transitone" radio
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1941
Medium:
Bakelite and other materials
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 11 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (17.8 x 29.2 x 14.6 cm)
Description:
Philco "Transitone" radio receiver in dark brown Bakelite case; symmetrical face with knobs at lower left and right respectively for adjusting volume and station tuning; four small plastic feet on bottom; white rubberized electrical cord.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mary Ann Dzupin Gallagher and Nancy Dzupin York in memory of Anna Varhol Dzupin
Object Number:
2011.10.2
Gallery Label:
The donor, Mary Ann Dzupin Gallagher (b. 1947) grew up with this Philco radio in her family's apartment on the Lower East Side. She remembers listening to the radio every morning, because her parents insisted that she and her sister be aware of current events. Mrs. Gallagher specifically recalls learning about the sinking of the Andrea Doria in 1956 and the launch of Sputnik in 1957 from broadcasts heard over this radio. The radio is visible in a photograph of her family taken in July 1957, when they were celebrating her uncle's safe return from a trip to visit family in Czechoslovakia.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1946
eMuseum Object ID:
67212
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Specimen box
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Mahogany, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 12 x 10 7/8 in. ( 33 x 30.5 x 27.6 cm )
Description:
Mahogany case with pair of doors opening onto twenty-one drawers intended for storing slides of scientific specimens.
Object Number:
INV.8798
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
43797
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Compass with case
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Wood, metal, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 4 in. ( 7.9 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Compass in cylindrical wooden case with flat lid; needle (now detached) in deep, white-painted well surrounded by black dial with incised and painted white and yellow Chinese characters; circular glass and metal band (both detached) cover top of well.
Object Number:
INV.13643ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
41550
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cover, photography accessory
Classification:
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 4 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. ( 0.6 x 10.5 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Rectangular cast iron plate with screw in center top.
Object Number:
INV.374
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
40308
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scale
Classification:
Date:
1790-1840
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 16 3/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 17.1 x 41.6 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Wrought scale; weight gauge marked on horizontal component; cast pear-shaped weight move along this gauge; maker's mark struck on wider end of horizontal component and three hooks attached to this section.
Credit Line:
Gift of John Ward Dunsmore
Object Number:
1941.1191
Marks:
struck: on gauge: "10/16/20/25/30/35/40/45"
struck: on opposite side of gauge: "...3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11"
cast: onto weight: "J"
struck: on one side of horizontal component: "47/WHITEFIELD/&/SONS"
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, he used this scale as a prop in historical paintings.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
39084
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Microscope and accessories in case
Classification:
Date:
1850-1880
Medium:
Brass, wood, glass, ivory, mica
Dimensions:
Overall (microscope): 10 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. (26.7 x 8.6 cm)
Case: 13 x 5 x 5 in. ( 33 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Brass microscope with two sets of tripod scroll supports, circular handle and mirrored glass, on circular base; in six-sided, pylon-shaped wooden case with a brass loop on top and a hinged door with an inset brass and steel lock; wide, felt-lined drawer in base of interior contains four ivory, mica and brass slides, two brass optical parts, three lenses, and a tiny ivory cannister for mica slides.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild, 1920
Object Number:
INV.495a-m
Marks:
typewritten: on label affixed to underside of case: "CASE FOR MICROSCOPE which belonged to / Colonel Benjamin Walker [on exhibition] / Presented by Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild, / November 1, 1920."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
38981
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Desk thermometer
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900-1930
Medium:
Ivory, glass, mercury
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 36.8 x 9.5 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Desk thermometer of ivory tusk with engraved numbers in fahrenheit and centigrade and mercury filled glass tube.
Credit Line:
Gift of Col. Thatchet T. P. Luquer
Object Number:
1956.23
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, the thermometer belonged to Manton Marble, editor of the "New York World." When he retired, he gave it to his daughter, Miss Delia W. Marble.
Date Begin:
1900
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
38411
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Odometer in case
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Brass, leather, other metal
Dimensions:
Case (without strap): 2 3/4 x 4 5/8 in. (7 x 11.7 cm)
Overall (odometer): 5 1/8 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (13 x 6 x 2.2 cm)
Description:
Odometer consisting of a circular gauge that rotates around a rod mounted inside a rectangular brass frame with a steel ring attached to one short end; cylindrical case made of sheet metal covered in leather, with flap cover over narrow rectangular slot sized to accommodate instrument; leather shoulder strap (now broken into several pieces).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. R. Horace Gallatin, 1925
Object Number:
INV.906ab
Marks:
typewritten: on tag attached to object: "Odometer, used for registering / distance by the revolution of a wheel. / Presented by Mrs. R. Horace Gallatin, / May 19, 1925. / [Museum Accession No. 227]"
Gallery Label:
A tag attached to this object identifies it as an odometer "used for registering distance of the revolution of a wheel."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
38406
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coin scale and accessories in case
Classification:
Date:
1772-1800
Medium:
Wood, brass, steel, string
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 2 3/8 in. ( 1.9 x 13.3 x 6 cm )
Description:
Coin scale with steel bar with a shallow brass pan suspended with string from each end; in oblong wooden case with hinged lid and fitted interior; five circular brass weights with tiny ball handles are housed in circular wells, and three rectangular brass weights are housed in a small compartment with hinged brass lid with maker's name and address engraved on top.
Object Number:
Z.3041a-j
Marks:
engraved: on lid of interior compartment: "Harrison, / Cannon Street / Fecit."
stamped: on tops of circular weights: "D G / 5 . 8", "D G / 5 . 6", "D G / 2 . 16", "D G / 2 . 14" and "D G / 1 . 7"
stamped: on bottoms of circular weights: possibly a harp
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
38397
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pages
