This tailor's chalk was used by immigrant tailor Morris Horowitz, who arrived in New York from Lithuania at the age of 16. Horowitz opened his tailor shop in Queens Village in 1929, providing custom tailoring for men as well as cleaning and pressing. He faced stiff competition, especially during the Depression - the charge for cleaning a suit or dress was only $.39. He sold the business and retired at the age of 84.

This tobacco tin with tailor's chalk was used by immigrant tailor Morris Horowitz, who arrived in New York from Lithuania at the age of 16. Horowitz opened his tailor shop in Queens Village in 1929, providing custom tailoring for men as well as cleaning and pressing. He faced stiff competition, especially during the Depression - the charge for cleaning a suit or dress was only $.39. He sold the business and retired at the age of 84.

This buttonhole maker was used by immigrant tailor Morris Horowitz, who arrived in New York from Lithuania at the age of 16. Horowitz opened his tailor shop in Queens Village in 1929, providing custom tailoring for men as well as cleaning and pressing. He faced stiff competition, especially during the Depression - the charge for cleaning a suit or dress was only $.39. He sold the business and retired at the age of 84.

This tailor's chalk was used by immigrant tailor Morris Horowitz, who arrived in New York from Lithuania at the age of 16. Horowitz opened his tailor shop in Queens Village in 1929, providing custom tailoring for men as well as cleaning and pressing. He faced stiff competition, especially during the Depression - the charge for cleaning a suit or dress was only $.39. He sold the business and retired at the age of 84.

This thimble was used by immigrant tailor Morris Horowitz, who arrived in New York from Lithuania at the age of 16. Horowitz opened his tailor shop in Queens Village in 1929, providing custom tailoring for men as well as cleaning and pressing. He faced stiff competition, especially during the Depression - the charge for cleaning a suit or dress was only $.39. He sold the business and retired at the age of 84.

This thimble was used by immigrant tailor Morris Horowitz, who arrived in New York from Lithuania at the age of 16. Horowitz opened his tailor shop in Queens Village in 1929, providing custom tailoring for men as well as cleaning and pressing. He faced stiff competition, especially during the Depression - the charge for cleaning a suit or dress was only $.39. He sold the business and retired at the age of 84.

This thimble was used by immigrant tailor Morris Horowitz, who arrived in New York from Lithuania at the age of 16. Horowitz opened his tailor shop in Queens Village in 1929, providing custom tailoring for men as well as cleaning and pressing. He faced stiff competition, especially during the Depression - the charge for cleaning a suit or dress was only $.39. He sold the business and retired at the age of 84.

This shell casing was given to the donor, a photographer documenting the city's waterfront, by a Fulton Fish Market laborer named "Chief."

This pair of jacks is among a group of sixteen tools used by Maurice Kelly (1879-1963), a glass blower who worked at Tiffany Studios from 1904 to 1918, as well as Quezal (1901-1903) and Durand Art Glass (1918-1920s). The tools, along with photographs and documents now housed in the NYHS library, were consigned to auction by Kelly's grandson and were acquired by NYHS. Included among the documents is a wage book recording Kelly's steady increase in pay from $19.25 to $35 per week.

This pair of jacks is among a group of sixteen tools used by Maurice Kelly (1879-1963), a glass blower who worked at Tiffany Studios from 1904 to 1918, as well as Quezal (1901-1903) and Durand Art Glass (1918-1920s). The tools, along with photographs and documents now housed in the NYHS library, were consigned to auction by Kelly's grandson and were acquired by NYHS. Included among the documents is a wage book recording Kelly's steady increase in pay from $19.25 to $35 per week.