Die
Classification:
Date:
1800-1838
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 4.4 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden die with carved image of a kiln in the process of firing.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell
Object Number:
1925.55
Gallery Label:
This die is part of a group that were in the possession of the Crolius pottery. Two of the dies - the potter at his wheel and the smoking kiln - were used in decorating the silk ribbon of the Potter's Society (see INV.4357).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1838
eMuseum Object ID:
446
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fish trap
Classification:
Date:
1825-1900
Medium:
Wicker
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 1/2 x 10 in. ( 52.1 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
Wicker eel trap; tapering cylindrical form with open-ended cone pointing inward at one end; missing cover.
Credit Line:
Gift of Professor Gustave Noback
Object Number:
1944.355h
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
326
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Stock ticker machine and printing mechanism stand
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1890
Medium:
Brass, rubber, iron
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 8 in. × 9 in. × 4 1/4 in. (20.3 × 22.9 × 10.8 cm)
Overall (b): 5 1/2 × 15 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (14 × 39.
Description:
Brass frame with wheels, sprockets, electrical wires, and printing wheels with letters and numbers; cylindrical stand with wheel and arm for tape.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. David M. Minton
Object Number:
1940.354ab
Gallery Label:
This New York Quotation Company stock ticker machine would originally have had a glass dome. Its predecessor was invented in 1880 by Stephen Field of the Commerical Telegram Co. In 1889 the New York Stock Exchange took over the Commercial Telegram Co, changed the name to the New York Quotation Company, and in 1890 began manufacturing their own stock tickers.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
313
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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