Hose carriage
Classification:
Date:
1890-1900
Medium:
Iron, paint, rope, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 17 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. ( 15.9 x 44.4 x 14 cm )
Description:
Cast iron hose carriage with driver, drawn by team of three horses; driver in blue with red fire hat; circular frames on each side of reel cylinder ornamented with cast sunburst pattern radiating from center; hose made of rope with brass nozzle; red reel, undercarriage, and wheels, with blue frame and gold driver's seat; cast pattern of raised dots along side of frame; one white and two black horses; bell mounted under crossbar.
Object Number:
Z.240a-c
Gallery Label:
Four-wheel hose carriages were known as the "spider" type. See The Carriage Collection, p. 118. (See Publications)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
30793
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The New Pretty Village
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1897
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, tin
Dimensions:
box: 1 x 20 1/2 x 14 7/8 in. ( 2.5 x 52.1 x 37.8 cm )
Description:
Miniature cardboard village in a box with a foldout town map, nineteen complete houses, six extra roofs, one partial house, four houses from anothor set, nine tin stands and 34 paper figures, trees, fences and accessories; box cover lithographed with an image of a boy and girl playing with a village set on a large table while a mother holding an infant looks on; box inscribed, "THE NEW/ PRETTY VILLAGE/ COPYRIGHT/ 1897 BY/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ New York."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.444
Marks:
printed: on the box: "THE NEW/ PRETTY VILLAGE/ 3/ COPYRIGHT/ 1897 BY/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ 547/ New York"
printed: on the inside of the box: "THE PRETTY VILLAGE/ (A TOY TOWN)/ This set contains 16 folding buildings, and figures of men,/ women, animals, tree
Bibliography:
Hofer, Margaret K. "The Games We Played: The Golden Age of Board & Table Games." New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2003.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1897
eMuseum Object ID:
30780
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Eddie Cantor's New Game: Tell It to the Judge
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1936
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, wood
Dimensions:
board: 19 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. ( 50.5 x 50.5 cm )
box: 1 1/8 x 6 x 10 7/8 in. ( 2.9 x 15.2 x 27.6 cm )
Description:
"Eddie Cantor's New Game 'Tell it to the Judge'" board game with board, twenty-five wooden playing pieces, 120 slips of paper money in 5, 10, 20 and 100 denominations, 91 cards, a "Judge" badge and instruction sheet; bi-fold board with an image of Eddie Cantor in the center and a multi-colored track around the edges with cartoon figures, cars, trains and buildings along the way; one half of board reverse has an applied, lithographed label with a picture of Eddie Cantor holding five "signal cards," a medallion with a cartoon image of a judge and the inscription, "Eddie Cantor's/ NEW GAME/ "Tell it to the Judge"/ REG. U. S. PATENT OFFICE/ Parker Brothers Inc/ SALEM, MASS, NEW YORK, LONDON/ MADE IN U. S. A.;" same image on the box; interior of box has seven compartments on the interior.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.485
Marks:
printed: on the box and reverse of board: "Eddie Cantor's/ NEW GAME/ "Tell it to the Judge"/ REG. U. S. PATENT OFFICE/ Parker Brothers Inc/ SALEM, MASS, NEW YORK, LONDON/ MADE IN U. S. A."
Gallery Label:
Born on January 31, 1892, Eddie Cantor was an entertainer who grew up on Henry Street on the Lower East Side. For several years, he appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies and performed in blackface in nearly every movie he made. Later, he helped create the March of Dimes and was the first president of the Screen Actors Guild. Cantor continued to make movies and music until the 1950's. He died on October 10, 1964.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1936
eMuseum Object ID:
30728
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Soldiers (8)
Classification:
Date:
1870-1910
Medium:
Tin, paint
Dimensions:
each: 1 5/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 4.1 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Collection of polychrome, mounted tin soldiers wearing blue jackets and red fezzes.
Object Number:
INV.9158b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
30670
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doll's coat
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1888
Medium:
Textile, mother-of-pearl
Dimensions:
Overall: 121 x 10 1/2 in. ( 307.3 x 26.7 cm )
Description:
Doll's coat of heavy white fabric with lace-trimmed front, collar, and cuffs; 5 mother-of-pearl buttons down front; machine sewn.
Credit Line:
Gift of Florence Rogers Dietrich
Object Number:
1944.65a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1888
eMuseum Object ID:
30668
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Yacht Puzzle
Classification:
Date:
1870-1890
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 5/8 x 6 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. ( 4.1 x 16.5 x 13.3 cm )
Description:
Paper puzzle of a yacht in a wooden box; 33 piece puzzle (1 piece missing) with an image of a yacht at full sail; each part labeled (such as main sail, top sail, etc.); puzzle image printed on a sheet of paper which is folded and place in the bottom of the box; lithographed label applied to the box cover with an image of a yacht at full sail (different from the puzzle image); label inscribed, "THE/ YACHT PUZZLE/ PUBLISHED BY M. BRADLEY & CO SPRINGFIELD MASS."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.518
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover label: "THE/ YACHT PUZZLE/ PUBLISHED BY M. BRADLEY & CO SPRINGFIELD MASS."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
30633
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Still bank
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 10.2 x 7 cm )
Description:
Wheel-thrown beehive-shaped redware still bank with button finial and vertical slot (for coins) covered in brown glaze.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1120
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:
30615
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bank: male figure
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 2 1/4 in. ( 15.2 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Molded yellowware still bank in the shape of a standing male figure with hands behind his back, dressed in a jacket, vest, and necktie, covered in dark brown glaze; slot (for coins) in top of head.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.925
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:
30581
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Still bank
Classification:
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 8.3 x 13.3 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Molded yellowware still bank in the form of a pig, with brown and black markings and green sponged on under clear glaze; slot (for coins) on top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.734
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
30501
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Still bank
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 12.1 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Wheel-thrown gray stoneware still bank with salt glaze and cobalt blue splash decoration; beehive shape with knob finial; horizontal slot (for coins) and circular incision around shoulder.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.866
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:
30460
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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