Collection Highlights
Mayor George B. McClellan at the controls of the first subway train, October 27, 1904
Date:
1904
Object Number:
PR.020.90.1
Medium:
Silver gelatin print
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Civilian medicinal canteen with document (SHOULD BE REMOVED AND STORED WITH SILVER COLLECTION)
Object Number:
INV.1054
Date:
1940-1960
Medium:
Steel, tin, wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 2 x 8 1/4 in. ( 25.4 x 5.1 x 21 cm )
Marks:
stamped: front: "THE/TRADE MARK/Gillette/METAL/PATENT APPLIED FOR"
stamped: stopper: "A. SCHRADER'S SON, INC. N.Y. PAT. MAR. 27, 06 & 0CT. 27, 08./ALSO PAT. IN RUSSIA./GERMANY-GT, BRITAIN-JAPAN-AUSTRALIA-AUSTRIA-FRANCE"
Description:
Steel, tin, and wool canteen; circular steel body with flared, cylindrical mouthpiece, chain-connected tin screw-in stopper, and buff wool felt cover; stamped marks on front and stopper.
Gallery Label:
This canteen was probably a civilian medicinal canteen.
Credit Line:
Gift of Emil Handel, 1952
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
