Collection Highlights
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
Date:
1807
Object Number:
MSS.NewYorkCity.Misc.1
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Hardware/ household
Object Number:
2002.1.1636
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Glass, paper
Dimensions:
5 x 3/8 in. diameter
Description:
This clear glass tube is an inscribing tool and has a ribbed point at one end. The white paper inside reads in black "Jay C. Wemple Company./ Empire Window Shades & Spring Rollers/ 255-257 Wabash Ave. Chicago/ 537-539 Broadway, New York./ To Be Used Like A Steel Pen."
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
