Calipers
Classification:
Date:
1750-1850
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1/4 in. ( 16.8 x 3.5 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Wrought iron calipers with circular grip.
Object Number:
INV.5471e
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
31820
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Calipers
Classification:
Date:
1750-1850
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 1/4 in. ( 19.4 x 4.1 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Wrought iron calipers with circular grip and ornamental detailing at top of legs.
Object Number:
INV.5471d
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
31819
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Scale in case
Classification:
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Wood, textile, metal, string
Dimensions:
case: 1 1/4 x 7 x 3 1/4 in. ( 3.2 x 17.8 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Metal balance scale with one shallow, circular pan suspended with string from balance bar (second pan is missing); in rectangular black oilcloth covered wooden case with hinged lid and black velvet lined interior; stamped eagle emblem at center of lid.
Object Number:
INV.496ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
31815
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Radiola III
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1922
Medium:
Wood, plastic, metal, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 7 3/4 x 6 5/8 in. ( 14.6 x 19.7 x 16.8 cm )
Description:
Radio receiver in rectangular wooden case; black plastic panel on top with knob at upper left for adjusting battery setting, and amplification and station selector dials with increments marked from 1 to 10 at lower left and right respectively; two holes near left edge for earphones; four small plastic bun feet on bottom; textile covered electric cord exits from back.
Object Number:
INV.9858
Marks:
molded in intaglio: near lower edge of plastic top: "RCA / Radiola III"
printed on gold ground: on back: "Radiola III / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / . . . / TYPE R1 / RANGE 220-550 METERS / THIS RADIO RECEIVER / AND VARIOUS COMPO- / NENT PARTS AND COM- / BINATI
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1922
eMuseum Object ID:
31814
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Weights (3)
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
each: 6 7/8 x 3 x 3/8 in. ( 17.5 x 7.6 x 1 cm )
Description:
Three rectangular sheet metal weights with rounded corners, each with a small "handle" spanning an almond-shaped hole in the center and a trilobed hole in each corner.
Object Number:
INV.1358a-c
Marks:
embossed: on obverse of each weight: "NCR Co / BILL WEIGHT"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
31487
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coin scale in case
Classification:
Date:
1770-1800
Medium:
Wood, brass, other metal, textile, string, paper
Dimensions:
case: 1 1/4 x 5 7/8 x 2 3/4 in. ( 3.2 x 14.9 x 7 cm )
Description:
Coin scale with shallow brass pans suspended with string from metal balance arm; in rectangular wooden case with hinged lid, olive green textile lining bottom, and two corner compartments containing four square brass weights; paper affixed to inside of lid lists the value and weight of English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German coins found in England, New York, Connecticut, Philadelphia, and Quebec.
Object Number:
INV.498a-f
Marks:
printed: on paper affixed to inside of lid: "TABLE of the Value and Weight [of] COINS, as they now pass in ENGLAND, NEW / YORK, CONNECTICUT, PHILADELPHIA, and QUEBEC. / . . . / At a Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, 7th of August 1770, it was resolved,
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
31400
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Coin scale in case
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1735-1752
Medium:
Wood, brass, gold, other metal, textile, string, paper
Dimensions:
case: 1 1/4 x 6 x 2 5/8 in. ( 3.2 x 15.2 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Coin scale with shallow brass pans suspended with string from metal balance bar; in rectangular wooden case with hinged lid, green textile lining bottom, and two corner compartments containing six coin weights, one circular weight, and two square weights; paper affixed to inside of lid lists standard weights for various coins.
Object Number:
INV.497a-k
Marks:
printed: on left side of paper affixed inside lid: "Freeman / In / Bartholomew Lane / near the / Royal Exchange / London. / Maketh [and] Selleth all sorts / of Scales, Weights & Steelyards. / . . . For Exportation."
printed: on right side of paper affixe
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1752
eMuseum Object ID:
31349
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Grain scale in case
Classification:
Date:
1826-1850
Medium:
Wood, brass, steel, ivory, paper
Dimensions:
case: 2 5/8 x 10 1/2 x 4 in. ( 6.7 x 26.7 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Three-piece brass and steel grain scale consisting of pedestal stand with circular base, balance arm with calibrated bar with sliding weight on one side and suspension apparatus on the other, and cylindrical bucket; wooden case with hinged lid with printed instructions affixed inside and fitted interior, including slot for ivory "roll," a tool resembling a tongue depressor used to "strike off the top" before weighing grain.
Object Number:
INV.502a-e
Marks:
engraved: on metal plaque affixed to top of lid: "Presented to the / American Institute / BY CAPT. H. ROBINSON / OF NEWBURGH, N.Y."
printed on paper: affixed to inside of lid: "Directions for the New Improved Pocket Chondrometer, made according to Act of
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
31316
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Compass needle in case
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Metal, leather
Dimensions:
overall (case): 5 5/8 x 7/8 in. ( 14.3 x 2.2 cm )
overall (needle): 4 x 1/4 in. ( 10.2 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Metal compass needle in cylindrical leather case in two parts, with slip-on cover.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louis Phillippe De Luze
Object Number:
1923.43a-c
Gallery Label:
This compass needle belonged to Major-General Philip John Schuyler (1733-1804). As a young man he served in the British army, but by the 1760s he began to favor a break from the English crown. In 1775 he sat in the Continental Congress, and helped organize the Continental Army. He served as Major-General in northern New York, resigning in 1779 for service in public office in state affairs.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
31302
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Weight
Classification:
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 4.1 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical brass weight with stepped profile and threaded base.
Object Number:
INV.1359c
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
31277
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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