Collection Highlights
Architect's Sign
Date:
ca. 1837
Object Number:
1953.197
Medium:
Wood
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Luce Center
Letter opener
Object Number:
2002.1.3469
Date:
1920-1940
Medium:
Tin
Dimensions:
10 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.
Description:
A thin tin letter opener printed with an advertisement for lantern supplies. The end reads in black on gold "The Welsbach Store/ 1133 Broadway/ New York" above a picture of a lantern. Along the blade "Welsbach Lights/ Cut Your Gas Bills In Half". On the reverse "Intensive Welsbach Mantle" above a shield marked "The Shield of Quality/ Welsbach Company/ Phila. P.A., U.S.A.", and along the blade a list of different size mantles and lantern parts.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
