Collection Highlights
Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804)
Date:
ca. 1793
Object Number:
1928.18
Medium:
White marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Match safe
Object Number:
2002.1.4639
Date:
1905-1915
Medium:
Metal, celluloid
Dimensions:
2 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 3/8 in.
Description:
A metal pocket match safe embossed on the ends with flourishes, wrapped in ivory colored celluloid around the middle with a spring loaded hatch at the top and a corrugated striker bar on the bottom. The celluloid is printed with a red and black circular company symbol surrounded by the words "Crocker- Wheeler Company/ Ampere, N.J.", and on the sides "Dynamos and Motors"; Manufacturers and Electrical Engineers".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
