Collection Highlights
Subway controller
Date:
1904
Object Number:
1922.103
Medium:
Silver, steel, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paperweight
Object Number:
2002.1.65
Date:
1887
Medium:
Glass, paper
Dimensions:
: 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.
Description:
Clear glass oval paperweight with a paper glued to the bottom printed with an image of a locomotive engine and the words, "Hartford Against Loss or Damage Arising/ From Steam Boiler/ Explosions to Property and Life".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
