Daguerreotype plates (2)
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Copper, silver
Dimensions:
each: 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.
Description:
Two rectangular copper plates with canted corners; each coated on one side with chemical.
Credit Line:
Purchase, Abbott Fund
Object Number:
1954.233a-b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
28232
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Undeveloped daguerreotupe plate
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Copper, silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 8.3 x 7 cm )
Description:
Rectangular copper plate with canted corners; coated on one side with chemical.
Credit Line:
Purchase, Abbott Fund
Object Number:
1954.233a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
28231
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cover for developing bath, photography accessory
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Wood, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 16 x 5 1/2 in. ( 3.5 x 40.6 x 14 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden device used in developing photographs; rectangular section is cut out of one end to accommodate 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inch plate; underside of other end is surfaced with a plate of glass.
Object Number:
INV.361
Marks:
stamped: near edge of top: "PALMER & LONGKING / MANUFACTURERS / OF / DAGUERROTYPE / APPARATUS / NEWBURG & NEW YORK"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
28228
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sundial with compass
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Silver, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 2 5/8 x 2 1/4 in. ( 0.6 x 6.7 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Octagonal silver sundial with elaborate engraved markings on front and back; circular compass encased in silver, with face visible through glass window in surface of sundial; folding gnomon with shaped edge, intricately detailed engraving, and hinge in the form of a bird.
Object Number:
INV.13692ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
28207
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Camera
Classification:
Date:
1902-1906
Medium:
Metal, leather, glass, cloth, plastic
Dimensions:
folded: 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. ( 8.3 x 14 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Pocket camera with collapsible bellows; takes 2-inch roll film; metal body with leather laminated to surface.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Gerard P. Herrick
Object Number:
1958.152
Marks:
stamped: on inner surface of camera back: "NO. O FOLDING POCKET KODAK / MODEL A-B / PATENTED / JUNE 5, 1894 APRIL 6, 1897 / SEPT. 25, 1894 AUG. 30, 1898 / DESIGN PATENT SEPT. 20, 1898 / OTHER PATENTS PENDING / MANUFACTURED ONLY BY / EASTMAN KODAK CO. /
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1906
eMuseum Object ID:
28194
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plate buffer
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Wood, cotton, buckskin
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 23 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. ( 7.6 x 60 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Long, rectangular paddle with inner surface covered with cotton padding and buckskin; cylindrical handle made separately and attached with screws; traces of jeweller's rouge on surface of buckskin.
Credit Line:
Purchase, Abbott Fund
Object Number:
1954.231a
Marks:
handwritten in pencil: along short edge of top, on side furthest from handle: "Hands off"
Gallery Label:
Buffers such as this one were used to polish daguerreotype plates with jeweller's rouge prior to sensitizing them.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
28190
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Altimeter
Classification:
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Leather, metal, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 5 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. ( 5.1 x 14.6 x 13.3 cm )
Description:
Hand-held altimeter in cylindrical leather case.
Object Number:
INV.905
Marks:
stamped: on lid of case: "T. O. M. SOPWITH / & / P. W. PADDON, / AERO CLUB, U. K. / LONDON. / SHORT BROS. / AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS / LONDON."
printed: at center of dial: T. O. M. Sopwith / & / P. W. Paddon / Aero Club U. K. / LONDON / SHORT BROTHERS / AE
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
28162
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mile counter in case
Classification:
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Steel, other metals, glass, leather, cardboard
Dimensions:
Case: 2 3/4 x 2 x 3/8 in. ( 7 x 5.1 x 1 cm )
Overall (instrument): 2 3/4 x 1 3/8 x 1/4 in. (7 x 3.5 x 0.6 cm)
Description:
Steel mile counter for use with maps; circular black and white face with blue dial enclosed in glass; loop handle at top and wheel at bottom; oval black leather and cardboard case.
Object Number:
INV.11740ab
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on paper tag attached with string: "I. V. / COX"
stamped: on reverse: "S L" (enclosed in parentheses with curving lines between letters)
Gallery Label:
Directions for the use of this object are preserved in the curatorial file.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
28163
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Abacus w/sticker
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Wood, ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 8 7/8 x 4 7/8 in. ( 3.2 x 22.5 x 12.4 cm )
Description:
Abacus with wooden frame and ivory beads; divided lengthwise into two parts and crossed with thirteen dowels; each dowel has five ivory beads on one side and two on the other side; bottom of frame slides out.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Object Number:
INV.7900
Marks:
incised: on reverse: "IV"
handwritten in ink: on collector's label affixed to reverse: "581 / Amer"
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:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
28159
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Surveyor's instruments in case
Classification:
Date:
1867-1880
Medium:
Wood, brass, other metal, ivory, textile, paper
Dimensions:
case: 1 3/4 x 8 1/8 x 4 3/4 in. ( 4.4 x 20.6 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
Surveyor's instruments in textile-lined wooden case with interior tray; fifteen tools, including compass and attachments, ivory ruler or scale, two protractors, and calipers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Carl D. Smith
Object Number:
1956.127
Marks:
printed paper label: affixed to inside of lid: "MEDAILLE D'ARGENT / Marque de Fabrique / EXPOSITION DE PARIS 1867"
typewritten: on slip of paper found inside case: "Surveyor's instruments used / by Carl D. Smith's father, / Carlyle E. Smith, who died in
Gallery Label:
These instruments were once owned by the donor's father-in-law, Carlyle E. Smith (d. 1882).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
28117
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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