Collection Highlights
Wonderful Willie! : What he and Tommy did to Spain / sketches and rhymes by L.D. Bradley.
Date:
ca. 1899
Object Number:
LIB.PZ7.B66.W6
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Historical Artifacts
Pen wipe/ tobacco
Object Number:
2002.1.2824
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Cloth
Dimensions:
8 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.
Description:
A beige cotton felt cloth pen wipe, printed with the United States stars and stripes flag, surrounded by a red, white and blue elaborate geometric frame with shields in the corner. Part of a series of Flags of the World given as a premium by cigar stores and manufacturers for blotting the ink from a nib pen.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
