Miniature pressing iron trivet
Classification:
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 3.8 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Miniature cast iron pressing iron trivet.
Object Number:
Z.205
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
16834
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature candlesticks (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 2 in. ( 7.6 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Pair of miniature cast tin candlesticks.
Object Number:
Z.206ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
16833
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature baskets (2)
Classification:
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Straw
Dimensions:
larger: 2 1/4 x 2 x 1/2 in. ( 5.7 x 5.1 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Two miniature woven straw baskets.
Object Number:
Z.208ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
16823
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature dust pan
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 1 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 5.4 x 3.8 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Miniature silver dustpan.
Object Number:
Z.215
Marks:
hallmarks: two struck hallmarks on reverse
engraved: on reverse: "C B"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
16822
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Still bank: Pass Around the Hat
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Iron, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 3 in. ( 6 x 6.4 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Cast iron still bank in form of top hat, painted black, standing on top of crown, with brim curved up, with slot (for coins) at center of brim and inscription cast around inside of brim.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number:
1953.556
Marks:
cast: around slot: "PASS AROUND THE/ HAT/ PAT/ APPLIED FOR"
Gallery Label:
The donor also contributed a large collection of glass novelties, including a group of glass hats.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
16056
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mechanical bank: Jumbo the Elephant
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 11.4 x 20.3 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Cast iron mechanical bank in the form of an elephant (standing) with cast detail including tusks, ears, and saddle, end of trunk with round slot for coin; when lever, in the shape of tail, is pressed, trunk is raised and deposits coin inside bank.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.782
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:
15873
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Boy on Trapeze
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1888
Medium:
Iron, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 5 x 5 in. ( 24.1 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Cast iron mechanical bank in form of boy straddling horizontal pole between two posts mounted on base, with one foot balanced on spherical weight and one arm raised; base curves out to bottom, with pierced decoration and additional cast decoration in the form of architectural elements of faces on each side; coin placed on head causes boy to swing downwards and deposit coin in base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.480
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:
1888
eMuseum Object ID:
15796
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Improved Game of Snap
Classification:
Date:
1889
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 15.9 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
"The Improved Game of Snap" card game with 44 lithographed playing cards in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover printed with an alligator chasing frogs in a swamp; box cover inscribed, "THE IMPROVED GAME OF/ SNAP/ McLOUGHLIN BROS N Y/ COPYRIGHTED 1889".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.699
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE IMPROVED GAME OF/ SNAP/ McLOUGHLIN BROS N Y/ COPYRIGHTED 1889"
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:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
15526
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Lightning Dart Wheel: The Pet Game of the Day
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1874
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 10 5/8 x 4 3/4 in. ( 5.7 x 27 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
"The Lightning Dart Wheel: The Pet Game of the Day" table game with three painted wooden wheels driven by a wooden and cotton lash and ten painted wooden pins; in a wooden box with a sliding lid; lid has an applied paper label.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.400
Marks:
printed: on the label: "THE LIGHTNING DART WHEEL./ THE PET GAME OF THE DAY. Patented May 12, 1874...."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1874
eMuseum Object ID:
14715
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Queen Elizabeth I
Classification:
Date:
1950-1970
Medium:
Plastic, textile, fiber, cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 6 x 4 in. ( 20.3 x 15.2 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Molded plastic figurine of Queen Elizabeth I, wearing white quilted dress with white and green plastic gems attached, and cape of gold chiffon and green velvet; holding gold plastic scepter and ball; housed in original box.
Object Number:
INV.11005
Marks:
printed: on card attached to wrist: "Royal Miniature Figures/ p/601/ Queen Elizabeth I/ Portrait Model/ 1533-1601"
printed: on box: "A/ Peggy Nesbit/ Model" ; "Made in England"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1970
eMuseum Object ID:
14272
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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