Whistle
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1960
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 11/16 in. ( 3.8 x 3.8 x 1.7 cm )
Description:
Bell Telephone whistle
Credit Line:
Gift of Arlene Schulman
Object Number:
2003.68.4
Gallery Label:
This item was owned by Esther Nachman (1902-1998), the material great-aunt of the donor. Esther was born in Greece, grew up on the Lower East Side, and spent much of her adult life living in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1960
eMuseum Object ID:
53300
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dime Bank
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1950s
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 7/8 in. ( 6.4 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical metal dime bank
Credit Line:
Gift of Arlene Schulman
Object Number:
2003.68.3
Gallery Label:
This item was owned by Esther Nachman (1902-1998), the material great-aunt of the donor. Esther was born in Greece, grew up on the Lower East Side, and spent much of her adult life living in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
53298
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
"Senior Citizens Blow the Whistle on Crime"
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1970s
Medium:
Plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 2 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 7 cm )
Description:
Blue whistle distributed by New York Telephone
Credit Line:
Gift of Arlene Schulman
Object Number:
2003.68.2
Gallery Label:
This item was owned by Esther Nachman (1902-1998), the material great-aunt of the donor. Esther was born in Greece, grew up on the Lower East Side, and spent much of her adult life living in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1970
eMuseum Object ID:
53297
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
"Citibank Believes in the Bronx"
Classification:
Date:
1970s
Medium:
Plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 2 3/4 in. ( 2.5 x 7 cm )
Description:
Blue whistle
Credit Line:
Gift of Arlene Schulman
Object Number:
2003.68.1
Gallery Label:
This item was owned by Esther Nachman (1902-1998), the material great-aunt of the donor. Esther was born in Greece, grew up on the Lower East Side, and spent much of her adult life living in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1970
eMuseum Object ID:
53296
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portable radio
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1940
Medium:
Plastic, metal, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 9.5 x 7 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Macy's portable radio
Credit Line:
Gift of Arlene Schulman
Object Number:
2003.68.24ab
Gallery Label:
This item was owned by Esther Nachman (1902-1998), the material great-aunt of the donor. Esther was born in Greece, grew up on the Lower East Side, and spent much of her adult life living in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
53125
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brandy Eau de Toilette
Classification:
Date:
2002
Medium:
Glass, plastic, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 10.2 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Molded colorless glass perfume bottle, upright rectangular shape with beveled corners; brass-colored domed pull-off cap and spray mechanism; paper label printed "BRANDY / eau de toilette" with image of horse's head.
Credit Line:
Gift of Patricia Namm Saffran, President Brandy Parfums, Ltd.
Object Number:
2002.86a
Marks:
printed: on label: "BRANDY / eau de toilette"
Gallery Label:
"Brandy" perfume, created by New York artist and writer Patricia Namm, was inspired by and named for a striking Central Park Palomino carriage horse. The logo, adapted from an ancient Greek coin, uses Brandy's image.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
2002
eMuseum Object ID:
51411
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
W Let's not elect him in 2004, either
Classification:
Date:
2003
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 12 in. ( 7.6 x 30.5 cm )
Description:
Rectangular bumper sticker: "W / LET'S NOT ELECT HIM/IN 2004, EITHER"; image of "W" behind a crossbar; red, white and blue.
Credit Line:
Gift of Allen Baird
Object Number:
2003.40.12
Marks:
printed: at front, lower, right corner: "DONNELLY/COLT GRAPHICS, BOX 188, HAMPTON, CT 06247, 860/455-9621"
Gallery Label:
This bumper sticker was obtained at an anti-war demonstration in New York City, protesting U.S. and allied forces' invasion of Iraq.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
2003
eMuseum Object ID:
51226
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Souvenir milk can
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1920
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 in. ( 8.9 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Souvenir in the form of a miniature milk can; cylindrical form with rounded shoulders, cylindrical neck, and detachable rounded top; pair of bail handles. Top engraved "SOUVENIR / 50TH / PERFORMANCE / THE DAIRY FARM / 14TH ST. THEATRE / N Y "
Credit Line:
Gift of Joseph Burr Buckman Catskill Farm Tools
Object Number:
2002.62.2ab
Marks:
stamped: on underside of base: "QUADRUPLE PLATE"
engraved: on top of milk can: "SOUVENIR / 50TH / PERFORMANCE / THE DAIRY FARM / 14TH ST. THEATRE / N Y "
Gallery Label:
This souvenir milk can was acquired by Mrs. Joseph Buckman (Corinne Barbour, 1860-1936) at the 50th performance of the play, "The Dairy Farm." It played at the Fourteenth Street Theatre, a venue for many popular dramas from the 1880s until its closing in 1938. Mrs. Buckman and her husband ran a large dairy farm in the Catskills.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
49736
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lighter
Classification:
Date:
1963-1970
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 1 1/4 x 7/16 in. ( 5.4 x 3.2 x 1.1 cm )
Description:
Metal cigarette lighter in the shape of a flattened rectangle; black background with white enamel Playboy logo of bunny wearing bow tie.
Credit Line:
Gift of Wendy Shadwell
Object Number:
2003.1
Marks:
stamped: on underside: "PLAYBOY"
stamped: on underside: "JAPAN"
Gallery Label:
This lighter was distributed as a souvenir to clubgoers at New York City's Playboy Club in the 1960s.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1970
eMuseum Object ID:
49600
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Souvenir token
Classification:
Date:
1964
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 3/8 in. ( 3.5 cm )
Description:
Souvenir in the form of a gold-colored token; obverse depicts Unisphere with circular inscription "PEACE THROUGH UNDERSTANDING / NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR / 1964-1965"; reverse depicts unisphere with distant New York City skyline and Statue of Liberty with waving flags in foreground, inscribed "THE NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR"
Credit Line:
Gift of Mariam Touba
Object Number:
2002.59.2
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1964
eMuseum Object ID:
47722
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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